Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Inglewood

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 126 at this time.

None 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Santa Paula to Inglewood (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (124 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (38 to 86 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Inglewood?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 74 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Inglewood?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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