Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Santa Ana to Woodland Hills 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	52	70	76	80	79	70	67	66	68	69	73	95	93	69	58	54	53
Tue	52	70	81	86	80	74	69	68	65	69	82	113	108	74	62	54	53
Wed	52	69	75	82	84	74	68	67	67	69	89	118	111	82	64	56	53
Thu	52	67	77	81	77	73	69	67	67	71	87	111	105	79	66	59	53
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	69	67	69	71	74	89	85	85	77	68	61	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	63	67	72	70	71	70	71	72	71	69	69	62	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	59	63	67	69	69	72	73	68	68	66	63	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Ana to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana to central Woodland Hills 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 Santa Ana to Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Woodland Hills?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	76	80	79	70	67	66	68	69	73	95	93	69	58	54	53
Tue	52	70	81	86	80	74	69	68	65	69	82	113	108	74	62	54	53
Wed	52	69	75	82	84	74	68	67	67	69	89	118	111	82	64	56	53
Thu	52	67	77	81	77	73	69	67	67	71	87	111	105	79	66	59	53
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	69	67	69	71	74	89	85	85	77	68	61	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	63	67	72	70	71	70	71	72	71	69	69	62	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	59	63	67	69	69	72	73	68	68	66	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	76	80	79	70	67	66	68	69	73	95	93	69	58	54	53
Tue	52	70	81	86	80	74	69	68	65	69	82	113	108	74	62	54	53
Wed	52	69	75	82	84	74	68	67	67	69	89	118	111	82	64	56	53
Thu	52	67	77	81	77	73	69	67	67	71	87	111	105	79	66	59	53
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	69	67	69	71	74	89	85	85	77	68	61	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	63	67	72	70	71	70	71	72	71	69	69	62	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	59	63	67	69	69	72	73	68	68	66	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	76	80	79	70	67	66	68	69	73	95	93	69	58	54	53
Tue	52	70	81	86	80	74	69	68	65	69	82	113	108	74	62	54	53
Wed	52	69	75	82	84	74	68	67	67	69	89	118	111	82	64	56	53
Thu	52	67	77	81	77	73	69	67	67	71	87	111	105	79	66	59	53
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	69	67	69	71	74	89	85	85	77	68	61	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	63	67	72	70	71	70	71	72	71	69	69	62	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	59	63	67	69	69	72	73	68	68	66	63	55