Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Gardena

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 101 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 Woodland Hills to Gardena 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	31	31	32	36	39	36	36	42	50	56	65	71	70	60	40	34	31
Tue	31	31	31	46	61	42	40	56	79	93	115	154	138	101	65	44	31
Wed	31	31	31	44	54	39	41	52	79	112	142	163	149	113	75	50	32
Thu	31	31	31	42	53	39	44	61	74	104	126	144	143	124	94	59	33
Fri	31	31	31	36	38	38	47	75	90	100	108	125	126	108	84	58	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	34	36	41	48	54	65	68	65	57	48	42	41	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	43	45	44	45	43	40	41	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Gardena (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Gardena?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Gardena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Gardena 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	31	31	32	36	39	36	36	42	50	56	65	71	70	60	40	34	31
Tue	31	31	31	46	61	42	40	56	79	93	115	154	138	101	65	44	31
Wed	31	31	31	44	54	39	41	52	79	112	142	163	149	113	75	50	32
Thu	31	31	31	42	53	39	44	61	74	104	126	144	143	124	94	59	33
Fri	31	31	31	36	38	38	47	75	90	100	108	125	126	108	84	58	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	34	36	41	48	54	65	68	65	57	48	42	41	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	43	45	44	45	43	40	41	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	32	36	39	36	36	42	50	56	65	71	70	60	40	34	31
Tue	31	31	31	46	61	42	40	56	79	93	115	154	138	101	65	44	31
Wed	31	31	31	44	54	39	41	52	79	112	142	163	149	113	75	50	32
Thu	31	31	31	42	53	39	44	61	74	104	126	144	143	124	94	59	33
Fri	31	31	31	36	38	38	47	75	90	100	108	125	126	108	84	58	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	34	36	41	48	54	65	68	65	57	48	42	41	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	43	45	44	45	43	40	41	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	32	36	39	36	36	42	50	56	65	71	70	60	40	34	31
Tue	31	31	31	46	61	42	40	56	79	93	115	154	138	101	65	44	31
Wed	31	31	31	44	54	39	41	52	79	112	142	163	149	113	75	50	32
Thu	31	31	31	42	53	39	44	61	74	104	126	144	143	124	94	59	33
Fri	31	31	31	36	38	38	47	75	90	100	108	125	126	108	84	58	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	34	36	41	48	54	65	68	65	57	48	42	41	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	43	45	44	45	43	40	41	38	32