Best Time to Drive from Northridge to San Pedro

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 4% 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 San Pedro 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	41	41	42	49	48	46	48	55	78	86	102	110	106	82	51	45	41
Tue	41	41	42	63	67	51	51	92	142	162	202	195	151	109	72	52	41
Wed	40	41	42	59	62	49	52	77	142	202	201	198	160	118	84	59	41
Thu	41	41	42	55	62	51	56	85	132	177	162	158	146	129	100	67	42
Fri	41	41	42	51	49	49	63	120	150	136	122	132	127	108	88	66	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	44	48	58	70	75	95	89	83	69	56	53	52	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	48	54	56	54	53	50	50	50	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Northridge to San Pedro (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 205 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 205 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Northridge to San Pedro?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 205 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 205 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

San Pedro 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	41	41	42	49	48	46	48	55	78	86	102	110	106	82	51	45	41
Tue	41	41	42	63	67	51	51	92	142	162	202	195	151	109	72	52	41
Wed	40	41	42	59	62	49	52	77	142	202	201	198	160	118	84	59	41
Thu	41	41	42	55	62	51	56	85	132	177	162	158	146	129	100	67	42
Fri	41	41	42	51	49	49	63	120	150	136	122	132	127	108	88	66	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	44	48	58	70	75	95	89	83	69	56	53	52	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	48	54	56	54	53	50	50	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	49	48	46	48	55	78	86	102	110	106	82	51	45	41
Tue	41	41	42	63	67	51	51	92	142	162	202	195	151	109	72	52	41
Wed	40	41	42	59	62	49	52	77	142	202	201	198	160	118	84	59	41
Thu	41	41	42	55	62	51	56	85	132	177	162	158	146	129	100	67	42
Fri	41	41	42	51	49	49	63	120	150	136	122	132	127	108	88	66	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	44	48	58	70	75	95	89	83	69	56	53	52	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	48	54	56	54	53	50	50	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	49	48	46	48	55	78	86	102	110	106	82	51	45	41
Tue	41	41	42	63	67	51	51	92	142	162	202	195	151	109	72	52	41
Wed	40	41	42	59	62	49	52	77	142	202	201	198	160	118	84	59	41
Thu	41	41	42	55	62	51	56	85	132	177	162	158	146	129	100	67	42
Fri	41	41	42	51	49	49	63	120	150	136	122	132	127	108	88	66	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	44	48	58	70	75	95	89	83	69	56	53	52	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	48	54	56	54	53	50	50	50	48	42