Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Arcadia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 South and SR-134 East and SR-118 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Porter Ranch to Arcadia 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	34	36	37	42	42	40	41	41	41	45	50	52	51	44	37	36	34
Tue	34	36	37	47	50	43	40	41	43	47	52	55	56	50	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	37	46	55	45	41	41	44	49	55	57	57	47	39	36	35
Thu	34	36	38	46	51	42	40	42	45	53	58	58	59	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	36	38	42	42	41	41	47	52	58	58	56	53	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	46	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	39	38	37	38	37	36	37	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Arcadia (via I-5 South and SR-134 East and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Porter Ranch to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Arcadia?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Arcadia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	37	42	42	40	41	41	41	45	50	52	51	44	37	36	34
Tue	34	36	37	47	50	43	40	41	43	47	52	55	56	50	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	37	46	55	45	41	41	44	49	55	57	57	47	39	36	35
Thu	34	36	38	46	51	42	40	42	45	53	58	58	59	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	36	38	42	42	41	41	47	52	58	58	56	53	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	46	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	39	38	37	38	37	36	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	37	42	42	40	41	41	41	45	50	52	51	44	37	36	34
Tue	34	36	37	47	50	43	40	41	43	47	52	55	56	50	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	37	46	55	45	41	41	44	49	55	57	57	47	39	36	35
Thu	34	36	38	46	51	42	40	42	45	53	58	58	59	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	36	38	42	42	41	41	47	52	58	58	56	53	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	46	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	39	38	37	38	37	36	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	37	42	42	40	41	41	41	45	50	52	51	44	37	36	34
Tue	34	36	37	47	50	43	40	41	43	47	52	55	56	50	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	37	46	55	45	41	41	44	49	55	57	57	47	39	36	35
Thu	34	36	38	46	51	42	40	42	45	53	58	58	59	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	36	38	42	42	41	41	47	52	58	58	56	53	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	46	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	39	38	37	38	37	36	37	38	35