Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Northridge

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 6% 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 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	48	80	116	104	102	90	80	80	82	80	92	93	86	66	55	53	50
Tue	48	107	177	153	126	111	93	76	74	76	84	92	90	75	57	53	50
Wed	48	100	182	159	127	105	86	77	75	79	88	94	92	80	58	53	49
Thu	48	100	163	141	113	106	87	78	71	76	82	94	86	71	56	52	50
Fri	48	96	148	119	101	87	104	94	87	88	86	80	70	62	55	54	50
Sat	51	51	52	55	64	77	90	86	100	98	88	82	76	63	68	59	50
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	68	78	103	101	93	67	62	57	57	58	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Westminster to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Northridge?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (41 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

Northridge 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	48	80	116	104	102	90	80	80	82	80	92	93	86	66	55	53	50
Tue	48	107	177	153	126	111	93	76	74	76	84	92	90	75	57	53	50
Wed	48	100	182	159	127	105	86	77	75	79	88	94	92	80	58	53	49
Thu	48	100	163	141	113	106	87	78	71	76	82	94	86	71	56	52	50
Fri	48	96	148	119	101	87	104	94	87	88	86	80	70	62	55	54	50
Sat	51	51	52	55	64	77	90	86	100	98	88	82	76	63	68	59	50
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	68	78	103	101	93	67	62	57	57	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	80	116	104	102	90	80	80	82	80	92	93	86	66	55	53	50
Tue	48	107	177	153	126	111	93	76	74	76	84	92	90	75	57	53	50
Wed	48	100	182	159	127	105	86	77	75	79	88	94	92	80	58	53	49
Thu	48	100	163	141	113	106	87	78	71	76	82	94	86	71	56	52	50
Fri	48	96	148	119	101	87	104	94	87	88	86	80	70	62	55	54	50
Sat	51	51	52	55	64	77	90	86	100	98	88	82	76	63	68	59	50
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	68	78	103	101	93	67	62	57	57	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	80	116	104	102	90	80	80	82	80	92	93	86	66	55	53	50
Tue	48	107	177	153	126	111	93	76	74	76	84	92	90	75	57	53	50
Wed	48	100	182	159	127	105	86	77	75	79	88	94	92	80	58	53	49
Thu	48	100	163	141	113	106	87	78	71	76	82	94	86	71	56	52	50
Fri	48	96	148	119	101	87	104	94	87	88	86	80	70	62	55	54	50
Sat	51	51	52	55	64	77	90	86	100	98	88	82	76	63	68	59	50
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	68	78	103	101	93	67	62	57	57	58	51