Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Upland

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 92 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Upland 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	57	59	61	65	67	66	68	72	76	94	123	129	117	95	78	63	58
Tue	56	59	61	67	70	67	69	72	78	100	124	126	122	103	84	67	58
Wed	57	59	62	67	68	70	70	73	78	98	120	130	125	100	83	69	58
Thu	57	59	61	68	68	67	69	73	81	110	133	139	127	103	86	70	59
Fri	57	60	61	67	69	68	75	92	103	135	145	138	127	109	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	65	72	77	85	89	93	86	80	77	70	65	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	62	66	69	73	75	79	74	70	67	65	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Northridge to Upland (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. 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 (93 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 56 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Upland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 South 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	57	59	61	65	67	66	68	72	76	94	123	129	117	95	78	63	58
Tue	56	59	61	67	70	67	69	72	78	100	124	126	122	103	84	67	58
Wed	57	59	62	67	68	70	70	73	78	98	120	130	125	100	83	69	58
Thu	57	59	61	68	68	67	69	73	81	110	133	139	127	103	86	70	59
Fri	57	60	61	67	69	68	75	92	103	135	145	138	127	109	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	65	72	77	85	89	93	86	80	77	70	65	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	62	66	69	73	75	79	74	70	67	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	61	65	67	66	68	72	76	94	123	129	117	95	78	63	58
Tue	56	59	61	67	70	67	69	72	78	100	124	126	122	103	84	67	58
Wed	57	59	62	67	68	70	70	73	78	98	120	130	125	100	83	69	58
Thu	57	59	61	68	68	67	69	73	81	110	133	139	127	103	86	70	59
Fri	57	60	61	67	69	68	75	92	103	135	145	138	127	109	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	65	72	77	85	89	93	86	80	77	70	65	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	62	66	69	73	75	79	74	70	67	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	61	65	67	66	68	72	76	94	123	129	117	95	78	63	58
Tue	56	59	61	67	70	67	69	72	78	100	124	126	122	103	84	67	58
Wed	57	59	62	67	68	70	70	73	78	98	120	130	125	100	83	69	58
Thu	57	59	61	68	68	67	69	73	81	110	133	139	127	103	86	70	59
Fri	57	60	61	67	69	68	75	92	103	135	145	138	127	109	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	65	72	77	85	89	93	86	80	77	70	65	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	62	66	69	73	75	79	74	70	67	65	59