Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Lakewood

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-405 South and SR-91 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Lakewood 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	43	44	46	50	52	50	50	56	65	76	91	96	91	74	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	62	69	55	55	70	98	117	155	170	144	108	71	54	44
Wed	44	45	48	59	65	54	56	65	94	141	173	179	153	114	80	59	44
Thu	44	46	48	58	66	55	59	74	89	130	154	158	146	127	98	67	45
Fri	44	45	47	53	54	54	63	88	114	128	137	140	133	112	88	66	47
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	55	63	68	81	82	78	68	58	54	53	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	46	48	50	54	55	55	55	53	52	53	50	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Northridge to Lakewood (via I-405 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 179 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Lakewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Lakewood 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	43	44	46	50	52	50	50	56	65	76	91	96	91	74	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	62	69	55	55	70	98	117	155	170	144	108	71	54	44
Wed	44	45	48	59	65	54	56	65	94	141	173	179	153	114	80	59	44
Thu	44	46	48	58	66	55	59	74	89	130	154	158	146	127	98	67	45
Fri	44	45	47	53	54	54	63	88	114	128	137	140	133	112	88	66	47
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	55	63	68	81	82	78	68	58	54	53	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	46	48	50	54	55	55	55	53	52	53	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	50	52	50	50	56	65	76	91	96	91	74	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	62	69	55	55	70	98	117	155	170	144	108	71	54	44
Wed	44	45	48	59	65	54	56	65	94	141	173	179	153	114	80	59	44
Thu	44	46	48	58	66	55	59	74	89	130	154	158	146	127	98	67	45
Fri	44	45	47	53	54	54	63	88	114	128	137	140	133	112	88	66	47
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	55	63	68	81	82	78	68	58	54	53	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	46	48	50	54	55	55	55	53	52	53	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	50	52	50	50	56	65	76	91	96	91	74	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	62	69	55	55	70	98	117	155	170	144	108	71	54	44
Wed	44	45	48	59	65	54	56	65	94	141	173	179	153	114	80	59	44
Thu	44	46	48	58	66	55	59	74	89	130	154	158	146	127	98	67	45
Fri	44	45	47	53	54	54	63	88	114	128	137	140	133	112	88	66	47
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	55	63	68	81	82	78	68	58	54	53	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	46	48	50	54	55	55	55	53	52	53	50	45