Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Northridge

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 2% 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 San Pedro to Northridge 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	40	56	81	77	73	68	59	57	57	59	72	70	72	59	45	43	41
Tue	40	72	141	130	105	91	78	63	63	65	75	81	82	68	49	43	41
Wed	40	73	148	139	110	90	75	66	65	67	81	85	87	74	51	45	41
Thu	40	74	134	121	94	90	75	66	60	67	74	83	83	68	50	44	41
Fri	39	75	125	100	80	71	81	74	70	77	77	73	64	54	46	44	41
Sat	42	42	43	45	50	63	71	69	76	76	69	67	63	53	57	49	42
Sun	42	41	43	42	43	47	57	64	81	79	74	59	57	53	50	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from San Pedro to Northridge (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro to central Northridge 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 San Pedro to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Northridge?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Northridge to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	56	81	77	73	68	59	57	57	59	72	70	72	59	45	43	41
Tue	40	72	141	130	105	91	78	63	63	65	75	81	82	68	49	43	41
Wed	40	73	148	139	110	90	75	66	65	67	81	85	87	74	51	45	41
Thu	40	74	134	121	94	90	75	66	60	67	74	83	83	68	50	44	41
Fri	39	75	125	100	80	71	81	74	70	77	77	73	64	54	46	44	41
Sat	42	42	43	45	50	63	71	69	76	76	69	67	63	53	57	49	42
Sun	42	41	43	42	43	47	57	64	81	79	74	59	57	53	50	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	56	81	77	73	68	59	57	57	59	72	70	72	59	45	43	41
Tue	40	72	141	130	105	91	78	63	63	65	75	81	82	68	49	43	41
Wed	40	73	148	139	110	90	75	66	65	67	81	85	87	74	51	45	41
Thu	40	74	134	121	94	90	75	66	60	67	74	83	83	68	50	44	41
Fri	39	75	125	100	80	71	81	74	70	77	77	73	64	54	46	44	41
Sat	42	42	43	45	50	63	71	69	76	76	69	67	63	53	57	49	42
Sun	42	41	43	42	43	47	57	64	81	79	74	59	57	53	50	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	56	81	77	73	68	59	57	57	59	72	70	72	59	45	43	41
Tue	40	72	141	130	105	91	78	63	63	65	75	81	82	68	49	43	41
Wed	40	73	148	139	110	90	75	66	65	67	81	85	87	74	51	45	41
Thu	40	74	134	121	94	90	75	66	60	67	74	83	83	68	50	44	41
Fri	39	75	125	100	80	71	81	74	70	77	77	73	64	54	46	44	41
Sat	42	42	43	45	50	63	71	69	76	76	69	67	63	53	57	49	42
Sun	42	41	43	42	43	47	57	64	81	79	74	59	57	53	50	49	42