Best Time to Drive from Reseda to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 South, usually 40 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.

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Reseda to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Reseda

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 9 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 Reseda to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Reseda 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	21	23	29	35	33	30	29	30	31	34	39	43	42	35	27	24	22
Tue	21	24	31	39	37	33	31	31	33	37	43	48	47	40	30	25	22
Wed	21	23	31	39	37	34	32	33	34	39	44	49	48	40	32	26	22
Thu	21	23	31	38	37	34	33	34	36	39	45	50	49	41	33	27	23
Fri	21	23	28	34	33	33	34	38	40	43	49	49	46	41	35	28	23
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	29	34	39	39	38	38	37	36	34	30	27	23
Sun	21	21	21	22	22	24	27	31	33	33	32	31	30	29	26	26	23

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reseda to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Los Angeles to Reseda (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	23	29	35	33	30	29	30	31	34	39	43	42	35	27	24	22
Tue	21	24	31	39	37	33	31	31	33	37	43	48	47	40	30	25	22
Wed	21	23	31	39	37	34	32	33	34	39	44	49	48	40	32	26	22
Thu	21	23	31	38	37	34	33	34	36	39	45	50	49	41	33	27	23
Fri	21	23	28	34	33	33	34	38	40	43	49	49	46	41	35	28	23
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	29	34	39	39	38	38	37	36	34	30	27	23
Sun	21	21	21	22	22	24	27	31	33	33	32	31	30	29	26	26	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	21	24	31	39	37	33	31	31	33	37	43	48	47	40	30	25	22
Wed	21	23	31	39	37	34	32	33	34	39	44	49	48	40	32	26	22
Thu	21	23	31	38	37	34	33	34	36	39	45	50	49	41	33	27	23
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	23	29	35	33	30	29	30	31	34	39	43	42	35	27	24	22
Tue	21	24	31	39	37	33	31	31	33	37	43	48	47	40	30	25	22
Wed	21	23	31	39	37	34	32	33	34	39	44	49	48	40	32	26	22
Thu	21	23	31	38	37	34	33	34	36	39	45	50	49	41	33	27	23
Fri	21	23	28	34	33	33	34	38	40	43	49	49	46	41	35	28	23
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	29	34	39	39	38	38	37	36	34	30	27	23
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