Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Corona

Right now (2:51 pm PST): about 93 minutes via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 8% 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	67	75	81	81	78	77	80	84	88	99	126	129	122	105	88	74	66
Tue	65	75	88	89	79	79	81	84	89	108	132	133	125	111	96	78	66
Wed	65	75	86	89	80	78	79	82	84	96	113	121	121	102	91	80	67
Thu	65	76	88	88	79	81	84	85	91	109	133	146	136	112	93	80	69
Fri	65	72	80	82	80	80	83	93	104	129	144	141	134	114	93	80	69
Sat	66	68	70	72	76	77	82	85	90	95	100	92	93	86	83	78	69
Sun	65	66	66	68	70	75	77	81	81	85	89	91	89	86	83	81	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 146 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 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 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Corona?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 146 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	67	75	81	81	78	77	80	84	88	99	126	129	122	105	88	74	66
Tue	65	75	88	89	79	79	81	84	89	108	132	133	125	111	96	78	66
Wed	65	75	86	89	80	78	79	82	84	96	113	121	121	102	91	80	67
Thu	65	76	88	88	79	81	84	85	91	109	133	146	136	112	93	80	69
Fri	65	72	80	82	80	80	83	93	104	129	144	141	134	114	93	80	69
Sat	66	68	70	72	76	77	82	85	90	95	100	92	93	86	83	78	69
Sun	65	66	66	68	70	75	77	81	81	85	89	91	89	86	83	81	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	75	81	81	78	77	80	84	88	99	126	129	122	105	88	74	66
Tue	65	75	88	89	79	79	81	84	89	108	132	133	125	111	96	78	66
Wed	65	75	86	89	80	78	79	82	84	96	113	121	121	102	91	80	67
Thu	65	76	88	88	79	81	84	85	91	109	133	146	136	112	93	80	69
Fri	65	72	80	82	80	80	83	93	104	129	144	141	134	114	93	80	69
Sat	66	68	70	72	76	77	82	85	90	95	100	92	93	86	83	78	69
Sun	65	66	66	68	70	75	77	81	81	85	89	91	89	86	83	81	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	75	81	81	78	77	80	84	88	99	126	129	122	105	88	74	66
Tue	65	75	88	89	79	79	81	84	89	108	132	133	125	111	96	78	66
Wed	65	75	86	89	80	78	79	82	84	96	113	121	121	102	91	80	67
Thu	65	76	88	88	79	81	84	85	91	109	133	146	136	112	93	80	69
Fri	65	72	80	82	80	80	83	93	104	129	144	141	134	114	93	80	69
Sat	66	68	70	72	76	77	82	85	90	95	100	92	93	86	83	78	69
Sun	65	66	66	68	70	75	77	81	81	85	89	91	89	86	83	81	69