Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Encino

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North, usually 73 at this time.

None 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 Encino 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	41	61	91	84	81	73	63	62	61	57	63	56	59	53	46	45	42
Tue	41	87	165	143	117	100	83	66	64	62	63	63	69	64	48	45	43
Wed	42	85	175	153	120	97	80	70	66	65	71	72	73	67	49	47	42
Thu	40	84	152	132	103	98	78	69	59	67	64	73	74	63	50	45	42
Fri	40	84	138	105	87	75	88	80	74	76	69	62	52	52	48	47	42
Sat	43	44	45	48	55	65	77	74	83	84	75	71	68	59	62	53	43
Sun	44	43	45	45	46	50	61	70	91	88	84	65	64	57	54	53	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Westminster to Encino (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 175 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 175 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Encino?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 40 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Encino?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 175 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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

More drives

Encino 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	41	61	91	84	81	73	63	62	61	57	63	56	59	53	46	45	42
Tue	41	87	165	143	117	100	83	66	64	62	63	63	69	64	48	45	43
Wed	42	85	175	153	120	97	80	70	66	65	71	72	73	67	49	47	42
Thu	40	84	152	132	103	98	78	69	59	67	64	73	74	63	50	45	42
Fri	40	84	138	105	87	75	88	80	74	76	69	62	52	52	48	47	42
Sat	43	44	45	48	55	65	77	74	83	84	75	71	68	59	62	53	43
Sun	44	43	45	45	46	50	61	70	91	88	84	65	64	57	54	53	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	91	84	81	73	63	62	61	57	63	56	59	53	46	45	42
Tue	41	87	165	143	117	100	83	66	64	62	63	63	69	64	48	45	43
Wed	42	85	175	153	120	97	80	70	66	65	71	72	73	67	49	47	42
Thu	40	84	152	132	103	98	78	69	59	67	64	73	74	63	50	45	42
Fri	40	84	138	105	87	75	88	80	74	76	69	62	52	52	48	47	42
Sat	43	44	45	48	55	65	77	74	83	84	75	71	68	59	62	53	43
Sun	44	43	45	45	46	50	61	70	91	88	84	65	64	57	54	53	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	91	84	81	73	63	62	61	57	63	56	59	53	46	45	42
Tue	41	87	165	143	117	100	83	66	64	62	63	63	69	64	48	45	43
Wed	42	85	175	153	120	97	80	70	66	65	71	72	73	67	49	47	42
Thu	40	84	152	132	103	98	78	69	59	67	64	73	74	63	50	45	42
Fri	40	84	138	105	87	75	88	80	74	76	69	62	52	52	48	47	42
Sat	43	44	45	48	55	65	77	74	83	84	75	71	68	59	62	53	43
Sun	44	43	45	45	46	50	61	70	91	88	84	65	64	57	54	53	43