Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 South, usually 34 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 Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles 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	28	31	33	33	35	34	36	39	40	45	60	66	62	53	49	34	29
Tue	28	30	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	49	66	60	63	53	47	37	29
Wed	28	30	32	33	33	35	35	35	38	44	55	63	75	54	46	38	30
Thu	28	30	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	49	71	81	75	57	51	41	31
Fri	28	30	33	34	34	35	39	47	47	60	74	80	78	70	48	38	30
Sat	28	28	29	31	32	34	39	39	45	47	50	43	44	40	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	33	36	36	37	38	45	49	46	44	38	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills to central East Los Angeles 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 Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Irvine · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach · Woodland Hills to Glendale · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	33	33	35	34	36	39	40	45	60	66	62	53	49	34	29
Tue	28	30	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	49	66	60	63	53	47	37	29
Wed	28	30	32	33	33	35	35	35	38	44	55	63	75	54	46	38	30
Thu	28	30	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	49	71	81	75	57	51	41	31
Fri	28	30	33	34	34	35	39	47	47	60	74	80	78	70	48	38	30
Sat	28	28	29	31	32	34	39	39	45	47	50	43	44	40	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	33	36	36	37	38	45	49	46	44	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	33	33	35	34	36	39	40	45	60	66	62	53	49	34	29
Tue	28	30	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	49	66	60	63	53	47	37	29
Wed	28	30	32	33	33	35	35	35	38	44	55	63	75	54	46	38	30
Thu	28	30	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	49	71	81	75	57	51	41	31
Fri	28	30	33	34	34	35	39	47	47	60	74	80	78	70	48	38	30
Sat	28	28	29	31	32	34	39	39	45	47	50	43	44	40	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	33	36	36	37	38	45	49	46	44	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	33	33	35	34	36	39	40	45	60	66	62	53	49	34	29
Tue	28	30	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	49	66	60	63	53	47	37	29
Wed	28	30	32	33	33	35	35	35	38	44	55	63	75	54	46	38	30
Thu	28	30	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	49	71	81	75	57	51	41	31
Fri	28	30	33	34	34	35	39	47	47	60	74	80	78	70	48	38	30
Sat	28	28	29	31	32	34	39	39	45	47	50	43	44	40	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	33	36	36	37	38	45	49	46	44	38	38	32