Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Tujunga to Los Angeles
Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via SR-2 West and I-210 East, usually 23 at this time.
Only 23% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| Wed | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Thu | 19 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Fri | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Sat | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| Sun | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Tujunga to Los Angeles (via SR-2 West and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (23 minutes).
About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tujunga to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Tujunga to Los Angeles?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Tujunga to Los Angeles?
The 18-mile drive usually takes 19 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Tujunga to Los Angeles?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-2 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)
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