Best Time to Drive from Northridge to La Habra

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 94 minutes via US-101 South and SR-60 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 2% 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 La Habra 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	52	58	60	64	68	65	65	69	70	77	98	110	98	85	78	67	53
Tue	52	57	59	63	66	68	68	67	69	89	117	118	99	86	78	65	54
Wed	52	57	59	60	64	66	65	65	67	76	106	117	106	83	75	66	54
Thu	52	59	58	62	63	66	67	65	68	90	126	130	108	88	80	70	56
Fri	53	57	62	63	66	66	69	75	80	108	117	115	108	97	79	69	54
Sat	53	53	56	60	62	64	69	72	78	78	81	81	81	73	73	71	55
Sun	53	53	53	56	60	64	67	67	68	70	81	85	82	76	72	70	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Northridge to La Habra (via US-101 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Northridge to La Habra?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 52 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to La Habra?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	60	64	68	65	65	69	70	77	98	110	98	85	78	67	53
Tue	52	57	59	63	66	68	68	67	69	89	117	118	99	86	78	65	54
Wed	52	57	59	60	64	66	65	65	67	76	106	117	106	83	75	66	54
Thu	52	59	58	62	63	66	67	65	68	90	126	130	108	88	80	70	56
Fri	53	57	62	63	66	66	69	75	80	108	117	115	108	97	79	69	54
Sat	53	53	56	60	62	64	69	72	78	78	81	81	81	73	73	71	55
Sun	53	53	53	56	60	64	67	67	68	70	81	85	82	76	72	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	60	64	68	65	65	69	70	77	98	110	98	85	78	67	53
Tue	52	57	59	63	66	68	68	67	69	89	117	118	99	86	78	65	54
Wed	52	57	59	60	64	66	65	65	67	76	106	117	106	83	75	66	54
Thu	52	59	58	62	63	66	67	65	68	90	126	130	108	88	80	70	56
Fri	53	57	62	63	66	66	69	75	80	108	117	115	108	97	79	69	54
Sat	53	53	56	60	62	64	69	72	78	78	81	81	81	73	73	71	55
Sun	53	53	53	56	60	64	67	67	68	70	81	85	82	76	72	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	60	64	68	65	65	69	70	77	98	110	98	85	78	67	53
Tue	52	57	59	63	66	68	68	67	69	89	117	118	99	86	78	65	54
Wed	52	57	59	60	64	66	65	65	67	76	106	117	106	83	75	66	54
Thu	52	59	58	62	63	66	67	65	68	90	126	130	108	88	80	70	56
Fri	53	57	62	63	66	66	69	75	80	108	117	115	108	97	79	69	54
Sat	53	53	56	60	62	64	69	72	78	78	81	81	81	73	73	71	55
Sun	53	53	53	56	60	64	67	67	68	70	81	85	82	76	72	70	58