Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Arcadia

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 34 minutes via SR-134 East and US-101 South.

Only 17% 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 Northridge to Arcadia 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	35	37	42	43	40	41	44	47	57	79	83	81	65	52	38	34
Tue	34	35	36	43	45	42	42	44	50	64	84	84	87	71	56	42	35
Wed	34	35	36	42	44	44	43	44	49	65	79	88	90	67	55	44	35
Thu	34	35	36	43	44	41	42	46	51	69	87	98	92	71	59	46	36
Fri	34	35	36	42	43	42	46	59	65	85	92	90	85	73	56	45	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	45	49	56	58	60	55	53	49	45	40	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	42	44	47	51	55	50	47	42	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Northridge to Arcadia (via SR-134 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Arcadia 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 Northridge to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Northridge to Arcadia?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 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	35	37	42	43	40	41	44	47	57	79	83	81	65	52	38	34
Tue	34	35	36	43	45	42	42	44	50	64	84	84	87	71	56	42	35
Wed	34	35	36	42	44	44	43	44	49	65	79	88	90	67	55	44	35
Thu	34	35	36	43	44	41	42	46	51	69	87	98	92	71	59	46	36
Fri	34	35	36	42	43	42	46	59	65	85	92	90	85	73	56	45	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	45	49	56	58	60	55	53	49	45	40	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	42	44	47	51	55	50	47	42	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	42	43	40	41	44	47	57	79	83	81	65	52	38	34
Tue	34	35	36	43	45	42	42	44	50	64	84	84	87	71	56	42	35
Wed	34	35	36	42	44	44	43	44	49	65	79	88	90	67	55	44	35
Thu	34	35	36	43	44	41	42	46	51	69	87	98	92	71	59	46	36
Fri	34	35	36	42	43	42	46	59	65	85	92	90	85	73	56	45	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	45	49	56	58	60	55	53	49	45	40	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	42	44	47	51	55	50	47	42	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	42	43	40	41	44	47	57	79	83	81	65	52	38	34
Tue	34	35	36	43	45	42	42	44	50	64	84	84	87	71	56	42	35
Wed	34	35	36	42	44	44	43	44	49	65	79	88	90	67	55	44	35
Thu	34	35	36	43	44	41	42	46	51	69	87	98	92	71	59	46	36
Fri	34	35	36	42	43	42	46	59	65	85	92	90	85	73	56	45	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	45	49	56	58	60	55	53	49	45	40	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	42	44	47	51	55	50	47	42	40	36