Best Time to Drive from Northridge to East Los Angeles

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via US-101 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 4% 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 East Los Angeles 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	31	35	37	37	38	38	40	42	43	49	63	68	68	56	49	37	32
Tue	30	33	37	39	38	40	41	41	43	52	68	67	70	58	50	39	32
Wed	31	33	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	48	60	72	77	58	49	41	32
Thu	31	34	36	37	37	38	42	42	44	54	76	86	79	62	53	43	34
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	43	51	51	66	81	83	82	72	50	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	35	36	38	43	43	50	50	55	49	51	44	42	40	33
Sun	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	49	52	49	46	42	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Northridge to East Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 86 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Northridge to East Los Angeles?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 30 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	37	38	38	40	42	43	49	63	68	68	56	49	37	32
Tue	30	33	37	39	38	40	41	41	43	52	68	67	70	58	50	39	32
Wed	31	33	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	48	60	72	77	58	49	41	32
Thu	31	34	36	37	37	38	42	42	44	54	76	86	79	62	53	43	34
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	43	51	51	66	81	83	82	72	50	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	35	36	38	43	43	50	50	55	49	51	44	42	40	33
Sun	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	49	52	49	46	42	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	37	38	38	40	42	43	49	63	68	68	56	49	37	32
Tue	30	33	37	39	38	40	41	41	43	52	68	67	70	58	50	39	32
Wed	31	33	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	48	60	72	77	58	49	41	32
Thu	31	34	36	37	37	38	42	42	44	54	76	86	79	62	53	43	34
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	43	51	51	66	81	83	82	72	50	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	35	36	38	43	43	50	50	55	49	51	44	42	40	33
Sun	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	49	52	49	46	42	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	37	38	38	40	42	43	49	63	68	68	56	49	37	32
Tue	30	33	37	39	38	40	41	41	43	52	68	67	70	58	50	39	32
Wed	31	33	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	48	60	72	77	58	49	41	32
Thu	31	34	36	37	37	38	42	42	44	54	76	86	79	62	53	43	34
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	43	51	51	66	81	83	82	72	50	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	35	36	38	43	43	50	50	55	49	51	44	42	40	33
Sun	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	49	52	49	46	42	41	35