Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Woodland Hills

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 6% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Montebello to Woodland Hills by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	84	85	83	72	70	68	73	82	98	97	81	65	56	39	35
Tue	34	50	79	91	89	83	68	71	68	95	106	97	76	66	62	45	35
Wed	34	50	77	83	87	78	72	72	71	88	95	92	78	64	64	47	36
Thu	34	45	76	85	86	75	69	72	82	98	105	97	80	65	66	58	37
Fri	34	42	67	79	75	70	69	82	95	103	98	93	81	71	74	62	39
Sat	35	35	36	42	49	73	77	85	95	94	96	97	88	86	80	66	41
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	48	65	77	86	87	92	83	78	78	76	63	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Montebello to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello to central Woodland Hills along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Montebello to Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to Woodland Hills?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	84	85	83	72	70	68	73	82	98	97	81	65	56	39	35
Tue	34	50	79	91	89	83	68	71	68	95	106	97	76	66	62	45	35
Wed	34	50	77	83	87	78	72	72	71	88	95	92	78	64	64	47	36
Thu	34	45	76	85	86	75	69	72	82	98	105	97	80	65	66	58	37
Fri	34	42	67	79	75	70	69	82	95	103	98	93	81	71	74	62	39
Sat	35	35	36	42	49	73	77	85	95	94	96	97	88	86	80	66	41
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	48	65	77	86	87	92	83	78	78	76	63	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	84	85	83	72	70	68	73	82	98	97	81	65	56	39	35
Tue	34	50	79	91	89	83	68	71	68	95	106	97	76	66	62	45	35
Wed	34	50	77	83	87	78	72	72	71	88	95	92	78	64	64	47	36
Thu	34	45	76	85	86	75	69	72	82	98	105	97	80	65	66	58	37
Fri	34	42	67	79	75	70	69	82	95	103	98	93	81	71	74	62	39
Sat	35	35	36	42	49	73	77	85	95	94	96	97	88	86	80	66	41
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	48	65	77	86	87	92	83	78	78	76	63	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	84	85	83	72	70	68	73	82	98	97	81	65	56	39	35
Tue	34	50	79	91	89	83	68	71	68	95	106	97	76	66	62	45	35
Wed	34	50	77	83	87	78	72	72	71	88	95	92	78	64	64	47	36
Thu	34	45	76	85	86	75	69	72	82	98	105	97	80	65	66	58	37
Fri	34	42	67	79	75	70	69	82	95	103	98	93	81	71	74	62	39
Sat	35	35	36	42	49	73	77	85	95	94	96	97	88	86	80	66	41
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	48	65	77	86	87	92	83	78	78	76	63	41