Best Time to Drive from Sawtelle to Norwalk

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 87 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 Sawtelle to Norwalk 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	29	32	37	38	32	34	44	41	47	54	84	95	93	76	44	30	27
Tue	26	29	45	46	32	34	38	40	44	57	90	103	100	87	58	36	26
Wed	26	29	44	43	34	31	35	37	42	54	63	74	68	62	50	36	28
Thu	26	29	41	42	32	36	43	47	53	71	94	99	98	86	51	35	30
Fri	27	27	39	44	40	38	39	47	59	84	95	98	100	81	50	38	30
Sat	27	27	27	31	35	37	43	44	47	52	53	52	47	45	38	36	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	36	38	47	47	51	47	45	46	41	41	38	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Sawtelle to Norwalk (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sawtelle to central Norwalk 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 Sawtelle to Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sawtelle to Norwalk?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sawtelle to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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

More drives

Norwalk to Sawtelle (return trip) · Sawtelle to Lancaster · Sawtelle to Palmdale · Sawtelle to Valencia · Sawtelle to East Los Angeles · Sawtelle to Costa Mesa · Sawtelle to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	37	38	32	34	44	41	47	54	84	95	93	76	44	30	27
Tue	26	29	45	46	32	34	38	40	44	57	90	103	100	87	58	36	26
Wed	26	29	44	43	34	31	35	37	42	54	63	74	68	62	50	36	28
Thu	26	29	41	42	32	36	43	47	53	71	94	99	98	86	51	35	30
Fri	27	27	39	44	40	38	39	47	59	84	95	98	100	81	50	38	30
Sat	27	27	27	31	35	37	43	44	47	52	53	52	47	45	38	36	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	36	38	47	47	51	47	45	46	41	41	38	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	37	38	32	34	44	41	47	54	84	95	93	76	44	30	27
Tue	26	29	45	46	32	34	38	40	44	57	90	103	100	87	58	36	26
Wed	26	29	44	43	34	31	35	37	42	54	63	74	68	62	50	36	28
Thu	26	29	41	42	32	36	43	47	53	71	94	99	98	86	51	35	30
Fri	27	27	39	44	40	38	39	47	59	84	95	98	100	81	50	38	30
Sat	27	27	27	31	35	37	43	44	47	52	53	52	47	45	38	36	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	36	38	47	47	51	47	45	46	41	41	38	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	37	38	32	34	44	41	47	54	84	95	93	76	44	30	27
Tue	26	29	45	46	32	34	38	40	44	57	90	103	100	87	58	36	26
Wed	26	29	44	43	34	31	35	37	42	54	63	74	68	62	50	36	28
Thu	26	29	41	42	32	36	43	47	53	71	94	99	98	86	51	35	30
Fri	27	27	39	44	40	38	39	47	59	84	95	98	100	81	50	38	30
Sat	27	27	27	31	35	37	43	44	47	52	53	52	47	45	38	36	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	36	38	47	47	51	47	45	46	41	41	38	31