Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 42 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 Woodland Hills 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	37	48	61	63	61	55	52	52	52	53	55	70	81	58	45	39	38
Tue	37	49	62	70	63	61	54	53	50	54	60	84	84	64	48	41	38
Wed	37	47	59	64	61	59	53	52	52	54	64	89	94	71	52	42	38
Thu	37	47	59	66	62	58	53	52	51	55	66	81	92	67	51	45	39
Fri	37	46	52	56	59	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	62	56	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	46	51	55	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	55	49	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	42	48	51	53	54	54	59	52	52	53	48	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Norwalk to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 97 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Woodland Hills?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 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

Woodland Hills 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	37	48	61	63	61	55	52	52	52	53	55	70	81	58	45	39	38
Tue	37	49	62	70	63	61	54	53	50	54	60	84	84	64	48	41	38
Wed	37	47	59	64	61	59	53	52	52	54	64	89	94	71	52	42	38
Thu	37	47	59	66	62	58	53	52	51	55	66	81	92	67	51	45	39
Fri	37	46	52	56	59	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	62	56	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	46	51	55	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	55	49	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	42	48	51	53	54	54	59	52	52	53	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	48	61	63	61	55	52	52	52	53	55	70	81	58	45	39	38
Tue	37	49	62	70	63	61	54	53	50	54	60	84	84	64	48	41	38
Wed	37	47	59	64	61	59	53	52	52	54	64	89	94	71	52	42	38
Thu	37	47	59	66	62	58	53	52	51	55	66	81	92	67	51	45	39
Fri	37	46	52	56	59	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	62	56	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	46	51	55	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	55	49	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	42	48	51	53	54	54	59	52	52	53	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	48	61	63	61	55	52	52	52	53	55	70	81	58	45	39	38
Tue	37	49	62	70	63	61	54	53	50	54	60	84	84	64	48	41	38
Wed	37	47	59	64	61	59	53	52	52	54	64	89	94	71	52	42	38
Thu	37	47	59	66	62	58	53	52	51	55	66	81	92	67	51	45	39
Fri	37	46	52	56	59	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	62	56	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	46	51	55	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	55	49	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	42	48	51	53	54	54	59	52	52	53	48	40