Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Gardena

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-405 South, usually 100 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 Gardena 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	33	34	34	39	41	39	39	44	54	61	71	76	76	64	44	37	33
Tue	34	34	34	50	63	45	43	61	85	99	128	154	136	100	67	46	34
Wed	34	34	34	48	55	41	44	56	86	123	147	164	145	109	79	52	34
Thu	34	34	34	46	55	42	48	64	82	114	130	143	138	120	91	61	36
Fri	34	34	34	40	41	41	51	78	98	107	112	123	119	103	83	59	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	37	39	45	53	59	70	73	68	62	51	45	44	35
Sun	34	34	33	34	36	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	46	43	43	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Northridge to Gardena (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Gardena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	34	39	41	39	39	44	54	61	71	76	76	64	44	37	33
Tue	34	34	34	50	63	45	43	61	85	99	128	154	136	100	67	46	34
Wed	34	34	34	48	55	41	44	56	86	123	147	164	145	109	79	52	34
Thu	34	34	34	46	55	42	48	64	82	114	130	143	138	120	91	61	36
Fri	34	34	34	40	41	41	51	78	98	107	112	123	119	103	83	59	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	37	39	45	53	59	70	73	68	62	51	45	44	35
Sun	34	34	33	34	36	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	46	43	43	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	34	39	41	39	39	44	54	61	71	76	76	64	44	37	33
Tue	34	34	34	50	63	45	43	61	85	99	128	154	136	100	67	46	34
Wed	34	34	34	48	55	41	44	56	86	123	147	164	145	109	79	52	34
Thu	34	34	34	46	55	42	48	64	82	114	130	143	138	120	91	61	36
Fri	34	34	34	40	41	41	51	78	98	107	112	123	119	103	83	59	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	37	39	45	53	59	70	73	68	62	51	45	44	35
Sun	34	34	33	34	36	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	46	43	43	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	34	39	41	39	39	44	54	61	71	76	76	64	44	37	33
Tue	34	34	34	50	63	45	43	61	85	99	128	154	136	100	67	46	34
Wed	34	34	34	48	55	41	44	56	86	123	147	164	145	109	79	52	34
Thu	34	34	34	46	55	42	48	64	82	114	130	143	138	120	91	61	36
Fri	34	34	34	40	41	41	51	78	98	107	112	123	119	103	83	59	36
Sat	34	34	34	35	37	39	45	53	59	70	73	68	62	51	45	44	35
Sun	34	34	33	34	36	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	46	43	43	41	35