Best Time to Drive from Upland to Northridge

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 64 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Upland 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	54	78	98	96	84	71	67	64	64	62	67	66	66	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	82	109	103	91	77	70	64	61	63	70	73	71	62	57	56	56
Wed	54	81	106	99	87	73	68	67	64	69	76	79	76	70	59	58	56
Thu	55	76	103	97	85	73	68	66	64	65	73	76	77	65	58	56	55
Fri	54	69	80	77	74	74	72	73	73	77	82	82	79	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	63	72	73	73	75	72	70	69	66	62	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	57	59	65	68	67	66	63	63	62	60	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Upland to Northridge (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to Northridge?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Northridge?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Northridge to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	98	96	84	71	67	64	64	62	67	66	66	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	82	109	103	91	77	70	64	61	63	70	73	71	62	57	56	56
Wed	54	81	106	99	87	73	68	67	64	69	76	79	76	70	59	58	56
Thu	55	76	103	97	85	73	68	66	64	65	73	76	77	65	58	56	55
Fri	54	69	80	77	74	74	72	73	73	77	82	82	79	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	63	72	73	73	75	72	70	69	66	62	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	57	59	65	68	67	66	63	63	62	60	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	98	96	84	71	67	64	64	62	67	66	66	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	82	109	103	91	77	70	64	61	63	70	73	71	62	57	56	56
Wed	54	81	106	99	87	73	68	67	64	69	76	79	76	70	59	58	56
Thu	55	76	103	97	85	73	68	66	64	65	73	76	77	65	58	56	55
Fri	54	69	80	77	74	74	72	73	73	77	82	82	79	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	63	72	73	73	75	72	70	69	66	62	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	57	59	65	68	67	66	63	63	62	60	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	98	96	84	71	67	64	64	62	67	66	66	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	82	109	103	91	77	70	64	61	63	70	73	71	62	57	56	56
Wed	54	81	106	99	87	73	68	67	64	69	76	79	76	70	59	58	56
Thu	55	76	103	97	85	73	68	66	64	65	73	76	77	65	58	56	55
Fri	54	69	80	77	74	74	72	73	73	77	82	82	79	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	63	72	73	73	75	72	70	69	66	62	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	57	59	65	68	67	66	63	63	62	60	58	56