Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to LAX

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 34 at this time.

None 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 LAX 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	32	41	58	59	54	45	43	42	43	43	48	53	54	46	38	34	33
Tue	32	42	60	63	58	49	44	43	44	46	52	61	61	53	41	36	33
Wed	32	42	61	64	58	51	47	45	45	47	54	61	61	55	43	38	33
Thu	32	41	60	63	58	50	47	47	48	49	56	63	64	57	46	39	34
Fri	32	40	55	56	50	48	49	51	53	55	60	64	62	56	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	40	45	49	51	52	52	50	48	45	40	36	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	39	37	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Porter Ranch to LAX (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 19 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to LAX?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	59	54	45	43	42	43	43	48	53	54	46	38	34	33
Tue	32	42	60	63	58	49	44	43	44	46	52	61	61	53	41	36	33
Wed	32	42	61	64	58	51	47	45	45	47	54	61	61	55	43	38	33
Thu	32	41	60	63	58	50	47	47	48	49	56	63	64	57	46	39	34
Fri	32	40	55	56	50	48	49	51	53	55	60	64	62	56	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	40	45	49	51	52	52	50	48	45	40	36	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	39	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	59	54	45	43	42	43	43	48	53	54	46	38	34	33
Tue	32	42	60	63	58	49	44	43	44	46	52	61	61	53	41	36	33
Wed	32	42	61	64	58	51	47	45	45	47	54	61	61	55	43	38	33
Thu	32	41	60	63	58	50	47	47	48	49	56	63	64	57	46	39	34
Fri	32	40	55	56	50	48	49	51	53	55	60	64	62	56	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	40	45	49	51	52	52	50	48	45	40	36	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	39	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	59	54	45	43	42	43	43	48	53	54	46	38	34	33
Tue	32	42	60	63	58	49	44	43	44	46	52	61	61	53	41	36	33
Wed	32	42	61	64	58	51	47	45	45	47	54	61	61	55	43	38	33
Thu	32	41	60	63	58	50	47	47	48	49	56	63	64	57	46	39	34
Fri	32	40	55	56	50	48	49	51	53	55	60	64	62	56	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	40	45	49	51	52	52	50	48	45	40	36	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	39	37	37	33