Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Corona

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Corona 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	68	74	81	80	78	77	81	87	91	103	127	129	121	103	89	73	66
Tue	65	75	87	88	80	79	81	85	89	110	132	132	123	108	93	78	66
Wed	65	75	88	90	80	79	80	84	86	102	118	125	126	107	92	80	67
Thu	65	77	89	89	81	82	86	88	93	113	139	149	137	113	94	81	69
Fri	65	73	82	84	82	81	86	95	106	130	143	142	137	116	92	80	69
Sat	66	68	69	73	77	78	83	85	91	98	104	94	93	84	80	78	68
Sun	65	66	65	68	71	74	77	80	81	84	88	90	85	83	80	80	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Northridge to Corona (via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Corona 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Corona?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	81	80	78	77	81	87	91	103	127	129	121	103	89	73	66
Tue	65	75	87	88	80	79	81	85	89	110	132	132	123	108	93	78	66
Wed	65	75	88	90	80	79	80	84	86	102	118	125	126	107	92	80	67
Thu	65	77	89	89	81	82	86	88	93	113	139	149	137	113	94	81	69
Fri	65	73	82	84	82	81	86	95	106	130	143	142	137	116	92	80	69
Sat	66	68	69	73	77	78	83	85	91	98	104	94	93	84	80	78	68
Sun	65	66	65	68	71	74	77	80	81	84	88	90	85	83	80	80	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	81	80	78	77	81	87	91	103	127	129	121	103	89	73	66
Tue	65	75	87	88	80	79	81	85	89	110	132	132	123	108	93	78	66
Wed	65	75	88	90	80	79	80	84	86	102	118	125	126	107	92	80	67
Thu	65	77	89	89	81	82	86	88	93	113	139	149	137	113	94	81	69
Fri	65	73	82	84	82	81	86	95	106	130	143	142	137	116	92	80	69
Sat	66	68	69	73	77	78	83	85	91	98	104	94	93	84	80	78	68
Sun	65	66	65	68	71	74	77	80	81	84	88	90	85	83	80	80	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	81	80	78	77	81	87	91	103	127	129	121	103	89	73	66
Tue	65	75	87	88	80	79	81	85	89	110	132	132	123	108	93	78	66
Wed	65	75	88	90	80	79	80	84	86	102	118	125	126	107	92	80	67
Thu	65	77	89	89	81	82	86	88	93	113	139	149	137	113	94	81	69
Fri	65	73	82	84	82	81	86	95	106	130	143	142	137	116	92	80	69
Sat	66	68	69	73	77	78	83	85	91	98	104	94	93	84	80	78	68
Sun	65	66	65	68	71	74	77	80	81	84	88	90	85	83	80	80	69