Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Compton

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 3% 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	47	49	45	47	54	61	66	72	80	83	67	48	44	39
Tue	40	40	41	60	67	52	51	62	78	80	100	134	131	101	69	51	40
Wed	39	39	40	55	63	50	53	62	80	104	119	144	143	111	82	59	40
Thu	39	40	41	55	65	51	57	69	75	96	123	144	145	129	99	66	40
Fri	39	39	40	45	48	49	62	73	88	96	116	129	131	112	89	65	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	47	51	58	64	70	82	86	83	70	56	51	48	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	45	49	52	53	52	52	50	51	51	48	41

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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (90 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 71 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	47	49	45	47	54	61	66	72	80	83	67	48	44	39
Tue	40	40	41	60	67	52	51	62	78	80	100	134	131	101	69	51	40
Wed	39	39	40	55	63	50	53	62	80	104	119	144	143	111	82	59	40
Thu	39	40	41	55	65	51	57	69	75	96	123	144	145	129	99	66	40
Fri	39	39	40	45	48	49	62	73	88	96	116	129	131	112	89	65	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	47	51	58	64	70	82	86	83	70	56	51	48	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	45	49	52	53	52	52	50	51	51	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	47	49	45	47	54	61	66	72	80	83	67	48	44	39
Tue	40	40	41	60	67	52	51	62	78	80	100	134	131	101	69	51	40
Wed	39	39	40	55	63	50	53	62	80	104	119	144	143	111	82	59	40
Thu	39	40	41	55	65	51	57	69	75	96	123	144	145	129	99	66	40
Fri	39	39	40	45	48	49	62	73	88	96	116	129	131	112	89	65	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	47	51	58	64	70	82	86	83	70	56	51	48	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	45	49	52	53	52	52	50	51	51	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	47	49	45	47	54	61	66	72	80	83	67	48	44	39
Tue	40	40	41	60	67	52	51	62	78	80	100	134	131	101	69	51	40
Wed	39	39	40	55	63	50	53	62	80	104	119	144	143	111	82	59	40
Thu	39	40	41	55	65	51	57	69	75	96	123	144	145	129	99	66	40
Fri	39	39	40	45	48	49	62	73	88	96	116	129	131	112	89	65	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	47	51	58	64	70	82	86	83	70	56	51	48	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	43	45	49	52	53	52	52	50	51	51	48	41