Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Mid-City
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 South and I-10 East, usually 36 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Tue | 24 | 32 | 50 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 32 | 51 | 53 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
| Thu | 24 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Northridge to Mid-City (via I-405 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Northridge to Mid-City?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 24 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Northridge to Mid-City?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)
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