Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to East Los Angeles

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 77 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 9% 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 Paula 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	79	102	118	116	112	100	99	97	99	103	104	106	106	97	87	81	78
Tue	77	114	150	142	134	114	103	98	100	105	117	121	117	106	95	88	79
Wed	77	94	117	130	134	113	100	101	103	111	115	121	118	110	94	85	76
Thu	78	102	119	118	119	109	100	100	107	115	120	123	120	108	99	87	80
Fri	78	90	101	101	101	99	102	107	118	120	121	124	118	113	102	92	82
Sat	77	80	84	83	88	94	95	104	107	111	107	106	109	109	102	92	79
Sun	76	77	77	77	80	86	93	100	103	101	100	100	100	99	100	93	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Santa Paula to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (38 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 76 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	102	118	116	112	100	99	97	99	103	104	106	106	97	87	81	78
Tue	77	114	150	142	134	114	103	98	100	105	117	121	117	106	95	88	79
Wed	77	94	117	130	134	113	100	101	103	111	115	121	118	110	94	85	76
Thu	78	102	119	118	119	109	100	100	107	115	120	123	120	108	99	87	80
Fri	78	90	101	101	101	99	102	107	118	120	121	124	118	113	102	92	82
Sat	77	80	84	83	88	94	95	104	107	111	107	106	109	109	102	92	79
Sun	76	77	77	77	80	86	93	100	103	101	100	100	100	99	100	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	102	118	116	112	100	99	97	99	103	104	106	106	97	87	81	78
Tue	77	114	150	142	134	114	103	98	100	105	117	121	117	106	95	88	79
Wed	77	94	117	130	134	113	100	101	103	111	115	121	118	110	94	85	76
Thu	78	102	119	118	119	109	100	100	107	115	120	123	120	108	99	87	80
Fri	78	90	101	101	101	99	102	107	118	120	121	124	118	113	102	92	82
Sat	77	80	84	83	88	94	95	104	107	111	107	106	109	109	102	92	79
Sun	76	77	77	77	80	86	93	100	103	101	100	100	100	99	100	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	102	118	116	112	100	99	97	99	103	104	106	106	97	87	81	78
Tue	77	114	150	142	134	114	103	98	100	105	117	121	117	106	95	88	79
Wed	77	94	117	130	134	113	100	101	103	111	115	121	118	110	94	85	76
Thu	78	102	119	118	119	109	100	100	107	115	120	123	120	108	99	87	80
Fri	78	90	101	101	101	99	102	107	118	120	121	124	118	113	102	92	82
Sat	77	80	84	83	88	94	95	104	107	111	107	106	109	109	102	92	79
Sun	76	77	77	77	80	86	93	100	103	101	100	100	100	99	100	93	82