Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Chatsworth

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Norwalk to Chatsworth 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	43	52	64	67	67	63	60	60	61	61	65	71	69	58	52	46	44
Tue	43	53	63	71	67	67	60	59	58	61	65	74	70	60	55	48	44
Wed	42	52	61	66	65	63	60	58	57	60	66	74	72	62	56	49	44
Thu	43	52	62	66	69	64	60	61	59	61	68	77	76	62	56	53	44
Fri	43	52	59	61	63	60	60	60	62	62	65	68	64	60	58	54	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	51	56	60	57	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	56	46
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	53	57	58	60	61	63	60	61	62	56	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Norwalk to Chatsworth (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 77 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Chatsworth 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 Norwalk to Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Chatsworth?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Chatsworth to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	64	67	67	63	60	60	61	61	65	71	69	58	52	46	44
Tue	43	53	63	71	67	67	60	59	58	61	65	74	70	60	55	48	44
Wed	42	52	61	66	65	63	60	58	57	60	66	74	72	62	56	49	44
Thu	43	52	62	66	69	64	60	61	59	61	68	77	76	62	56	53	44
Fri	43	52	59	61	63	60	60	60	62	62	65	68	64	60	58	54	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	51	56	60	57	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	56	46
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	53	57	58	60	61	63	60	61	62	56	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	64	67	67	63	60	60	61	61	65	71	69	58	52	46	44
Tue	43	53	63	71	67	67	60	59	58	61	65	74	70	60	55	48	44
Wed	42	52	61	66	65	63	60	58	57	60	66	74	72	62	56	49	44
Thu	43	52	62	66	69	64	60	61	59	61	68	77	76	62	56	53	44
Fri	43	52	59	61	63	60	60	60	62	62	65	68	64	60	58	54	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	51	56	60	57	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	56	46
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	53	57	58	60	61	63	60	61	62	56	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	64	67	67	63	60	60	61	61	65	71	69	58	52	46	44
Tue	43	53	63	71	67	67	60	59	58	61	65	74	70	60	55	48	44
Wed	42	52	61	66	65	63	60	58	57	60	66	74	72	62	56	49	44
Thu	43	52	62	66	69	64	60	61	59	61	68	77	76	62	56	53	44
Fri	43	52	59	61	63	60	60	60	62	62	65	68	64	60	58	54	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	51	56	60	57	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	56	46
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	53	57	58	60	61	63	60	61	62	56	47