Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Canyon Country

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Westminster to Canyon Country 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	60	89	126	112	107	97	86	84	85	85	97	96	96	79	66	64	62
Tue	60	108	181	158	131	114	98	81	80	82	95	105	104	89	71	66	62
Wed	60	111	186	162	130	110	92	83	82	86	96	102	101	91	69	64	60
Thu	60	110	170	147	119	114	96	88	81	86	98	108	98	85	69	65	61
Fri	59	101	154	124	111	97	115	105	97	96	98	95	85	77	68	66	61
Sat	62	63	63	65	71	87	101	93	108	105	95	88	82	72	76	68	60
Sun	61	61	63	62	63	68	85	100	123	123	105	79	73	69	70	70	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Westminster to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 186 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Canyon Country 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 Westminster to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Canyon Country?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 186 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Canyon Country to Westminster (return trip) · Westminster to Los Angeles · Westminster to Anaheim · Westminster to Santa Monica · Westminster to Long Beach · Westminster to Anaheim · Westminster to Riverside · Westminster to Santa Ana · Westminster to Irvine · Westminster to San Bernardino · Westminster to Fontana · Westminster to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	126	112	107	97	86	84	85	85	97	96	96	79	66	64	62
Tue	60	108	181	158	131	114	98	81	80	82	95	105	104	89	71	66	62
Wed	60	111	186	162	130	110	92	83	82	86	96	102	101	91	69	64	60
Thu	60	110	170	147	119	114	96	88	81	86	98	108	98	85	69	65	61
Fri	59	101	154	124	111	97	115	105	97	96	98	95	85	77	68	66	61
Sat	62	63	63	65	71	87	101	93	108	105	95	88	82	72	76	68	60
Sun	61	61	63	62	63	68	85	100	123	123	105	79	73	69	70	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	126	112	107	97	86	84	85	85	97	96	96	79	66	64	62
Tue	60	108	181	158	131	114	98	81	80	82	95	105	104	89	71	66	62
Wed	60	111	186	162	130	110	92	83	82	86	96	102	101	91	69	64	60
Thu	60	110	170	147	119	114	96	88	81	86	98	108	98	85	69	65	61
Fri	59	101	154	124	111	97	115	105	97	96	98	95	85	77	68	66	61
Sat	62	63	63	65	71	87	101	93	108	105	95	88	82	72	76	68	60
Sun	61	61	63	62	63	68	85	100	123	123	105	79	73	69	70	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	126	112	107	97	86	84	85	85	97	96	96	79	66	64	62
Tue	60	108	181	158	131	114	98	81	80	82	95	105	104	89	71	66	62
Wed	60	111	186	162	130	110	92	83	82	86	96	102	101	91	69	64	60
Thu	60	110	170	147	119	114	96	88	81	86	98	108	98	85	69	65	61
Fri	59	101	154	124	111	97	115	105	97	96	98	95	85	77	68	66	61
Sat	62	63	63	65	71	87	101	93	108	105	95	88	82	72	76	68	60
Sun	61	61	63	62	63	68	85	100	123	123	105	79	73	69	70	70	60