Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Northridge

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Pico Rivera 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	36	54	90	89	89	78	73	72	75	83	92	94	79	63	54	41	37
Tue	36	58	84	93	94	87	72	74	70	89	99	94	74	62	59	45	37
Wed	36	56	81	86	91	83	76	74	72	86	91	88	76	63	62	48	38
Thu	36	52	81	88	92	80	72	73	78	93	98	93	78	63	62	58	39
Fri	37	49	71	81	79	74	73	82	90	97	93	89	79	67	72	62	41
Sat	38	38	39	45	52	76	79	84	94	93	92	95	88	86	83	67	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	67	78	86	87	91	84	80	80	78	65	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Northridge (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Northridge?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Northridge to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	90	89	89	78	73	72	75	83	92	94	79	63	54	41	37
Tue	36	58	84	93	94	87	72	74	70	89	99	94	74	62	59	45	37
Wed	36	56	81	86	91	83	76	74	72	86	91	88	76	63	62	48	38
Thu	36	52	81	88	92	80	72	73	78	93	98	93	78	63	62	58	39
Fri	37	49	71	81	79	74	73	82	90	97	93	89	79	67	72	62	41
Sat	38	38	39	45	52	76	79	84	94	93	92	95	88	86	83	67	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	67	78	86	87	91	84	80	80	78	65	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	90	89	89	78	73	72	75	83	92	94	79	63	54	41	37
Tue	36	58	84	93	94	87	72	74	70	89	99	94	74	62	59	45	37
Wed	36	56	81	86	91	83	76	74	72	86	91	88	76	63	62	48	38
Thu	36	52	81	88	92	80	72	73	78	93	98	93	78	63	62	58	39
Fri	37	49	71	81	79	74	73	82	90	97	93	89	79	67	72	62	41
Sat	38	38	39	45	52	76	79	84	94	93	92	95	88	86	83	67	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	67	78	86	87	91	84	80	80	78	65	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	90	89	89	78	73	72	75	83	92	94	79	63	54	41	37
Tue	36	58	84	93	94	87	72	74	70	89	99	94	74	62	59	45	37
Wed	36	56	81	86	91	83	76	74	72	86	91	88	76	63	62	48	38
Thu	36	52	81	88	92	80	72	73	78	93	98	93	78	63	62	58	39
Fri	37	49	71	81	79	74	73	82	90	97	93	89	79	67	72	62	41
Sat	38	38	39	45	52	76	79	84	94	93	92	95	88	86	83	67	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	67	78	86	87	91	84	80	80	78	65	43