Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Compton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 81 at this time.

None 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 Compton 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	39	39	41	46	49	46	47	52	59	63	69	74	74	65	49	43	39
Tue	40	40	40	58	70	53	51	62	78	82	103	132	131	103	72	52	39
Wed	39	40	40	54	65	49	53	62	78	102	119	145	145	114	85	60	40
Thu	39	40	41	54	65	50	57	68	75	95	122	143	145	129	99	68	41
Fri	39	40	40	44	47	49	60	74	88	95	113	128	131	115	94	67	42
Sat	40	39	40	41	44	48	53	60	67	76	81	80	71	61	54	52	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	46	51	53	56	55	55	53	51	51	48	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Northridge to Compton (via I-405 South and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Compton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	46	49	46	47	52	59	63	69	74	74	65	49	43	39
Tue	40	40	40	58	70	53	51	62	78	82	103	132	131	103	72	52	39
Wed	39	40	40	54	65	49	53	62	78	102	119	145	145	114	85	60	40
Thu	39	40	41	54	65	50	57	68	75	95	122	143	145	129	99	68	41
Fri	39	40	40	44	47	49	60	74	88	95	113	128	131	115	94	67	42
Sat	40	39	40	41	44	48	53	60	67	76	81	80	71	61	54	52	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	46	51	53	56	55	55	53	51	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	46	49	46	47	52	59	63	69	74	74	65	49	43	39
Tue	40	40	40	58	70	53	51	62	78	82	103	132	131	103	72	52	39
Wed	39	40	40	54	65	49	53	62	78	102	119	145	145	114	85	60	40
Thu	39	40	41	54	65	50	57	68	75	95	122	143	145	129	99	68	41
Fri	39	40	40	44	47	49	60	74	88	95	113	128	131	115	94	67	42
Sat	40	39	40	41	44	48	53	60	67	76	81	80	71	61	54	52	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	46	51	53	56	55	55	53	51	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	46	49	46	47	52	59	63	69	74	74	65	49	43	39
Tue	40	40	40	58	70	53	51	62	78	82	103	132	131	103	72	52	39
Wed	39	40	40	54	65	49	53	62	78	102	119	145	145	114	85	60	40
Thu	39	40	41	54	65	50	57	68	75	95	122	143	145	129	99	68	41
Fri	39	40	40	44	47	49	60	74	88	95	113	128	131	115	94	67	42
Sat	40	39	40	41	44	48	53	60	67	76	81	80	71	61	54	52	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	46	51	53	56	55	55	53	51	51	48	40