Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Los Angeles

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via US-101 South and SR-118 East and SR-170 South, usually 49 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.

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Los Angeles (via US-101 South and SR-118 East and SR-170 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 26 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.9 miles: 3 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch to Los Angeles 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	27	31	38	42	38	34	32	33	33	35	39	43	43	36	30	29	27
Tue	26	32	42	46	43	36	34	34	35	37	43	49	49	40	32	29	27
Wed	27	32	41	46	43	37	34	34	35	38	44	51	50	41	33	30	27
Thu	27	32	41	44	42	37	35	35	36	39	45	52	50	42	34	30	27
Fri	27	30	35	38	37	35	35	37	39	42	49	51	48	41	35	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	37	37	37	37	37	36	34	32	31	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Los Angeles?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	38	42	38	34	32	33	33	35	39	43	43	36	30	29	27
Tue	26	32	42	46	43	36	34	34	35	37	43	49	49	40	32	29	27
Wed	27	32	41	46	43	37	34	34	35	38	44	51	50	41	33	30	27
Thu	27	32	41	44	42	37	35	35	36	39	45	52	50	42	34	30	27
Fri	27	30	35	38	37	35	35	37	39	42	49	51	48	41	35	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	37	37	37	37	37	36	34	32	31	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	38	42	38	34	32	33	33	35	39	43	43	36	30	29	27
Tue	26	32	42	46	43	36	34	34	35	37	43	49	49	40	32	29	27
Wed	27	32	41	46	43	37	34	34	35	38	44	51	50	41	33	30	27
Thu	27	32	41	44	42	37	35	35	36	39	45	52	50	42	34	30	27
Fri	27	30	35	38	37	35	35	37	39	42	49	51	48	41	35	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	37	37	37	37	37	36	34	32	31	28
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	38	42	38	34	32	33	33	35	39	43	43	36	30	29	27
Tue	26	32	42	46	43	36	34	34	35	37	43	49	49	40	32	29	27
Wed	27	32	41	46	43	37	34	34	35	38	44	51	50	41	33	30	27
Thu	27	32	41	44	42	37	35	35	36	39	45	52	50	42	34	30	27
Fri	27	30	35	38	37	35	35	37	39	42	49	51	48	41	35	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	37	37	37	37	37	36	34	32	31	28
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