Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Yorba Linda

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South and SR-91 East.

Only 13% 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 Yorba Linda 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	58	65	73	70	68	67	70	74	78	87	114	117	109	91	78	64	57
Tue	56	66	81	80	69	69	71	74	77	96	120	120	111	97	83	67	57
Wed	55	64	79	79	70	69	70	72	73	85	99	108	106	87	78	69	58
Thu	56	66	81	80	70	71	74	76	81	95	121	132	122	99	81	70	59
Fri	56	63	72	73	71	70	74	81	90	115	128	124	118	101	80	70	59
Sat	57	58	59	62	65	67	71	74	78	83	86	79	80	73	70	68	59
Sun	56	57	56	58	60	65	67	71	71	74	77	81	77	75	71	70	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Northridge to Yorba Linda (via US-101 South and I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 132 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Northridge to Yorba Linda?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Yorba Linda 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	73	70	68	67	70	74	78	87	114	117	109	91	78	64	57
Tue	56	66	81	80	69	69	71	74	77	96	120	120	111	97	83	67	57
Wed	55	64	79	79	70	69	70	72	73	85	99	108	106	87	78	69	58
Thu	56	66	81	80	70	71	74	76	81	95	121	132	122	99	81	70	59
Fri	56	63	72	73	71	70	74	81	90	115	128	124	118	101	80	70	59
Sat	57	58	59	62	65	67	71	74	78	83	86	79	80	73	70	68	59
Sun	56	57	56	58	60	65	67	71	71	74	77	81	77	75	71	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	73	70	68	67	70	74	78	87	114	117	109	91	78	64	57
Tue	56	66	81	80	69	69	71	74	77	96	120	120	111	97	83	67	57
Wed	55	64	79	79	70	69	70	72	73	85	99	108	106	87	78	69	58
Thu	56	66	81	80	70	71	74	76	81	95	121	132	122	99	81	70	59
Fri	56	63	72	73	71	70	74	81	90	115	128	124	118	101	80	70	59
Sat	57	58	59	62	65	67	71	74	78	83	86	79	80	73	70	68	59
Sun	56	57	56	58	60	65	67	71	71	74	77	81	77	75	71	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	73	70	68	67	70	74	78	87	114	117	109	91	78	64	57
Tue	56	66	81	80	69	69	71	74	77	96	120	120	111	97	83	67	57
Wed	55	64	79	79	70	69	70	72	73	85	99	108	106	87	78	69	58
Thu	56	66	81	80	70	71	74	76	81	95	121	132	122	99	81	70	59
Fri	56	63	72	73	71	70	74	81	90	115	128	124	118	101	80	70	59
Sat	57	58	59	62	65	67	71	74	78	83	86	79	80	73	70	68	59
Sun	56	57	56	58	60	65	67	71	71	74	77	81	77	75	71	70	60