Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 64 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 South Gate 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	37	53	71	69	66	61	55	54	54	57	70	70	73	59	43	40	38
Tue	37	65	118	114	93	83	72	60	60	65	77	82	84	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	67	122	122	97	82	71	64	63	67	83	88	90	74	50	42	38
Thu	37	70	114	108	85	81	71	62	57	65	73	86	86	69	50	41	38
Fri	37	71	112	93	73	68	75	70	67	76	79	75	64	53	43	41	38
Sat	39	38	39	42	48	62	69	67	73	72	65	64	62	50	54	46	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	45	53	62	75	74	70	57	54	51	48	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from South Gate to Northridge (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 128 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Northridge?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	71	69	66	61	55	54	54	57	70	70	73	59	43	40	38
Tue	37	65	118	114	93	83	72	60	60	65	77	82	84	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	67	122	122	97	82	71	64	63	67	83	88	90	74	50	42	38
Thu	37	70	114	108	85	81	71	62	57	65	73	86	86	69	50	41	38
Fri	37	71	112	93	73	68	75	70	67	76	79	75	64	53	43	41	38
Sat	39	38	39	42	48	62	69	67	73	72	65	64	62	50	54	46	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	45	53	62	75	74	70	57	54	51	48	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	71	69	66	61	55	54	54	57	70	70	73	59	43	40	38
Tue	37	65	118	114	93	83	72	60	60	65	77	82	84	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	67	122	122	97	82	71	64	63	67	83	88	90	74	50	42	38
Thu	37	70	114	108	85	81	71	62	57	65	73	86	86	69	50	41	38
Fri	37	71	112	93	73	68	75	70	67	76	79	75	64	53	43	41	38
Sat	39	38	39	42	48	62	69	67	73	72	65	64	62	50	54	46	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	45	53	62	75	74	70	57	54	51	48	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	71	69	66	61	55	54	54	57	70	70	73	59	43	40	38
Tue	37	65	118	114	93	83	72	60	60	65	77	82	84	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	67	122	122	97	82	71	64	63	67	83	88	90	74	50	42	38
Thu	37	70	114	108	85	81	71	62	57	65	73	86	86	69	50	41	38
Fri	37	71	112	93	73	68	75	70	67	76	79	75	64	53	43	41	38
Sat	39	38	39	42	48	62	69	67	73	72	65	64	62	50	54	46	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	45	53	62	75	74	70	57	54	51	48	46	39