Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 6% 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	58	88	90	88	76	73	71	75	82	94	95	81	66	56	42	39
Tue	38	60	83	95	90	84	70	72	72	91	101	93	77	68	60	46	39
Wed	38	58	80	86	91	80	75	73	73	86	95	91	79	68	64	50	40
Thu	38	57	80	86	89	79	71	73	79	94	101	97	81	67	63	58	41
Fri	38	50	71	80	77	73	71	78	91	99	96	92	83	73	73	62	43
Sat	40	40	41	47	54	74	79	84	93	92	92	94	87	86	81	66	44
Sun	40	39	40	40	41	53	68	77	84	85	87	81	78	77	74	64	45

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 101 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (94 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 17 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 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	58	88	90	88	76	73	71	75	82	94	95	81	66	56	42	39
Tue	38	60	83	95	90	84	70	72	72	91	101	93	77	68	60	46	39
Wed	38	58	80	86	91	80	75	73	73	86	95	91	79	68	64	50	40
Thu	38	57	80	86	89	79	71	73	79	94	101	97	81	67	63	58	41
Fri	38	50	71	80	77	73	71	78	91	99	96	92	83	73	73	62	43
Sat	40	40	41	47	54	74	79	84	93	92	92	94	87	86	81	66	44
Sun	40	39	40	40	41	53	68	77	84	85	87	81	78	77	74	64	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	58	88	90	88	76	73	71	75	82	94	95	81	66	56	42	39
Tue	38	60	83	95	90	84	70	72	72	91	101	93	77	68	60	46	39
Wed	38	58	80	86	91	80	75	73	73	86	95	91	79	68	64	50	40
Thu	38	57	80	86	89	79	71	73	79	94	101	97	81	67	63	58	41
Fri	38	50	71	80	77	73	71	78	91	99	96	92	83	73	73	62	43
Sat	40	40	41	47	54	74	79	84	93	92	92	94	87	86	81	66	44
Sun	40	39	40	40	41	53	68	77	84	85	87	81	78	77	74	64	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	58	88	90	88	76	73	71	75	82	94	95	81	66	56	42	39
Tue	38	60	83	95	90	84	70	72	72	91	101	93	77	68	60	46	39
Wed	38	58	80	86	91	80	75	73	73	86	95	91	79	68	64	50	40
Thu	38	57	80	86	89	79	71	73	79	94	101	97	81	67	63	58	41
Fri	38	50	71	80	77	73	71	78	91	99	96	92	83	73	73	62	43
Sat	40	40	41	47	54	74	79	84	93	92	92	94	87	86	81	66	44
Sun	40	39	40	40	41	53	68	77	84	85	87	81	78	77	74	64	45