Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Rosemead

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 36 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South.

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 Rosemead 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	35	45	49	53	54	53	53	55	61	72	90	95	92	76	61	41	36
Tue	35	45	51	53	56	57	53	55	59	76	94	94	93	81	67	47	37
Wed	34	44	49	53	54	53	54	53	58	73	84	98	99	81	65	51	38
Thu	35	44	50	52	56	54	51	54	61	80	95	108	99	83	71	53	39
Fri	35	43	47	53	51	52	53	66	74	93	100	102	95	84	67	52	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	45	49	53	53	66	70	72	66	69	65	60	52	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	42	50	54	55	61	66	66	65	62	55	50	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Northridge to Rosemead (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 108 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Rosemead 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 Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Rosemead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 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	35	45	49	53	54	53	53	55	61	72	90	95	92	76	61	41	36
Tue	35	45	51	53	56	57	53	55	59	76	94	94	93	81	67	47	37
Wed	34	44	49	53	54	53	54	53	58	73	84	98	99	81	65	51	38
Thu	35	44	50	52	56	54	51	54	61	80	95	108	99	83	71	53	39
Fri	35	43	47	53	51	52	53	66	74	93	100	102	95	84	67	52	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	45	49	53	53	66	70	72	66	69	65	60	52	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	42	50	54	55	61	66	66	65	62	55	50	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	49	53	54	53	53	55	61	72	90	95	92	76	61	41	36
Tue	35	45	51	53	56	57	53	55	59	76	94	94	93	81	67	47	37
Wed	34	44	49	53	54	53	54	53	58	73	84	98	99	81	65	51	38
Thu	35	44	50	52	56	54	51	54	61	80	95	108	99	83	71	53	39
Fri	35	43	47	53	51	52	53	66	74	93	100	102	95	84	67	52	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	45	49	53	53	66	70	72	66	69	65	60	52	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	42	50	54	55	61	66	66	65	62	55	50	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	49	53	54	53	53	55	61	72	90	95	92	76	61	41	36
Tue	35	45	51	53	56	57	53	55	59	76	94	94	93	81	67	47	37
Wed	34	44	49	53	54	53	54	53	58	73	84	98	99	81	65	51	38
Thu	35	44	50	52	56	54	51	54	61	80	95	108	99	83	71	53	39
Fri	35	43	47	53	51	52	53	66	74	93	100	102	95	84	67	52	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	45	49	53	53	66	70	72	66	69	65	60	52	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	42	50	54	55	61	66	66	65	62	55	50	40