Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Northridge

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 8% 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	63	84	81	79	71	63	64	62	68	82	88	81	60	44	41	38
Tue	37	68	117	113	92	84	74	62	62	65	78	85	84	68	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	119	119	95	80	70	63	63	69	84	89	89	74	51	41	38
Thu	38	70	112	106	82	79	70	61	57	64	71	86	84	65	47	40	38
Fri	37	73	112	93	76	70	77	72	70	77	80	74	67	55	44	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	70	72	69	76	77	69	66	66	50	56	46	38
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	46	53	62	75	76	71	55	49	45	44	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 123 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (79 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 123 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 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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	63	84	81	79	71	63	64	62	68	82	88	81	60	44	41	38
Tue	37	68	117	113	92	84	74	62	62	65	78	85	84	68	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	119	119	95	80	70	63	63	69	84	89	89	74	51	41	38
Thu	38	70	112	106	82	79	70	61	57	64	71	86	84	65	47	40	38
Fri	37	73	112	93	76	70	77	72	70	77	80	74	67	55	44	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	70	72	69	76	77	69	66	66	50	56	46	38
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	46	53	62	75	76	71	55	49	45	44	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	63	84	81	79	71	63	64	62	68	82	88	81	60	44	41	38
Tue	37	68	117	113	92	84	74	62	62	65	78	85	84	68	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	119	119	95	80	70	63	63	69	84	89	89	74	51	41	38
Thu	38	70	112	106	82	79	70	61	57	64	71	86	84	65	47	40	38
Fri	37	73	112	93	76	70	77	72	70	77	80	74	67	55	44	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	70	72	69	76	77	69	66	66	50	56	46	38
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	46	53	62	75	76	71	55	49	45	44	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	63	84	81	79	71	63	64	62	68	82	88	81	60	44	41	38
Tue	37	68	117	113	92	84	74	62	62	65	78	85	84	68	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	119	119	95	80	70	63	63	69	84	89	89	74	51	41	38
Thu	38	70	112	106	82	79	70	61	57	64	71	86	84	65	47	40	38
Fri	37	73	112	93	76	70	77	72	70	77	80	74	67	55	44	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	70	72	69	76	77	69	66	66	50	56	46	38
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	46	53	62	75	76	71	55	49	45	44	46	39