Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Northridge

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Northridge 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	38	51	64	67	64	59	56	55	56	57	59	72	81	59	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	65	75	66	64	57	56	53	58	64	84	82	65	50	43	39
Wed	38	49	62	67	65	61	56	54	54	57	68	88	92	72	54	44	40
Thu	38	49	62	69	65	60	55	55	54	58	69	81	91	68	52	47	40
Fri	39	49	56	60	61	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	65	59	54	49	41
Sat	39	39	41	43	49	55	59	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	51	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	54	56	57	58	62	56	56	56	50	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Norwalk to Northridge (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Northridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Northridge 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	38	51	64	67	64	59	56	55	56	57	59	72	81	59	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	65	75	66	64	57	56	53	58	64	84	82	65	50	43	39
Wed	38	49	62	67	65	61	56	54	54	57	68	88	92	72	54	44	40
Thu	38	49	62	69	65	60	55	55	54	58	69	81	91	68	52	47	40
Fri	39	49	56	60	61	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	65	59	54	49	41
Sat	39	39	41	43	49	55	59	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	51	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	54	56	57	58	62	56	56	56	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	64	67	64	59	56	55	56	57	59	72	81	59	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	65	75	66	64	57	56	53	58	64	84	82	65	50	43	39
Wed	38	49	62	67	65	61	56	54	54	57	68	88	92	72	54	44	40
Thu	38	49	62	69	65	60	55	55	54	58	69	81	91	68	52	47	40
Fri	39	49	56	60	61	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	65	59	54	49	41
Sat	39	39	41	43	49	55	59	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	51	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	54	56	57	58	62	56	56	56	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	64	67	64	59	56	55	56	57	59	72	81	59	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	65	75	66	64	57	56	53	58	64	84	82	65	50	43	39
Wed	38	49	62	67	65	61	56	54	54	57	68	88	92	72	54	44	40
Thu	38	49	62	69	65	60	55	55	54	58	69	81	91	68	52	47	40
Fri	39	49	56	60	61	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	65	59	54	49	41
Sat	39	39	41	43	49	55	59	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	51	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	54	56	57	58	62	56	56	56	50	42