Best Time to Drive from Reseda to East Los Angeles

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via US-101 South, usually 28 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Reseda to East 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	30	32	32	33	33	35	36	38	42	54	61	59	49	44	33	28
Tue	26	29	32	33	33	34	36	36	37	45	61	58	61	50	44	35	28
Wed	27	29	32	32	32	33	34	34	36	41	52	60	69	51	43	36	28
Thu	27	29	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	46	65	76	70	53	47	38	30
Fri	27	29	32	33	33	34	37	44	44	54	69	72	72	63	45	36	29
Sat	27	27	28	30	31	33	37	37	43	44	47	41	44	38	36	35	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	29	32	35	35	36	37	41	45	43	41	36	36	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Reseda to East Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 25 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 Reseda to central East Los Angeles 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 Reseda to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Reseda to East Los Angeles?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reseda to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Reseda (return trip) · Reseda to Los Angeles · Reseda to Long Beach · Reseda to Anaheim · Reseda to Huntington Beach · Reseda to Glendale · Reseda to Santa Clarita · Reseda to Garden Grove · Reseda to Ontario · Reseda to Palmdale · Reseda to Pomona · Reseda to Simi Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	32	33	33	35	36	38	42	54	61	59	49	44	33	28
Tue	26	29	32	33	33	34	36	36	37	45	61	58	61	50	44	35	28
Wed	27	29	32	32	32	33	34	34	36	41	52	60	69	51	43	36	28
Thu	27	29	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	46	65	76	70	53	47	38	30
Fri	27	29	32	33	33	34	37	44	44	54	69	72	72	63	45	36	29
Sat	27	27	28	30	31	33	37	37	43	44	47	41	44	38	36	35	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	29	32	35	35	36	37	41	45	43	41	36	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	32	33	33	35	36	38	42	54	61	59	49	44	33	28
Tue	26	29	32	33	33	34	36	36	37	45	61	58	61	50	44	35	28
Wed	27	29	32	32	32	33	34	34	36	41	52	60	69	51	43	36	28
Thu	27	29	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	46	65	76	70	53	47	38	30
Fri	27	29	32	33	33	34	37	44	44	54	69	72	72	63	45	36	29
Sat	27	27	28	30	31	33	37	37	43	44	47	41	44	38	36	35	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	29	32	35	35	36	37	41	45	43	41	36	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	32	33	33	35	36	38	42	54	61	59	49	44	33	28
Tue	26	29	32	33	33	34	36	36	37	45	61	58	61	50	44	35	28
Wed	27	29	32	32	32	33	34	34	36	41	52	60	69	51	43	36	28
Thu	27	29	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	46	65	76	70	53	47	38	30
Fri	27	29	32	33	33	34	37	44	44	54	69	72	72	63	45	36	29
Sat	27	27	28	30	31	33	37	37	43	44	47	41	44	38	36	35	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	29	32	35	35	36	37	41	45	43	41	36	36	31