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Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 24 minutes via I-5 North, usually 22 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Norwalk to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Norwalk

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 3 to 7 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Norwalk to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1622313528252323232325252522181615
Tue1623343933272422222324252524191616
Wed1623343934282423232425252524201716
Thu1623343933282524232426262625201716
Fri1621283127262626272828282827231917
Sat1516161720222425262626262624221917
Sun1515151617202224242423232221212018

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Los Angeles?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 15 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

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I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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