Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Norwalk

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Norwalk 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	42	42	47	46	47	48	53	58	61	77	115	117	109	88	64	46	39
Tue	37	43	53	53	48	49	51	53	59	91	121	119	113	94	71	50	39
Wed	37	43	53	51	47	47	48	50	53	66	83	97	111	87	67	54	39
Thu	37	43	52	53	46	50	54	59	64	97	127	138	127	94	67	55	41
Fri	38	41	52	56	51	51	56	68	81	110	127	133	126	100	68	53	41
Sat	38	38	39	44	48	49	55	57	63	75	78	67	66	59	53	51	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	45	48	54	54	59	64	67	63	63	54	53	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 8 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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Norwalk 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	42	42	47	46	47	48	53	58	61	77	115	117	109	88	64	46	39
Tue	37	43	53	53	48	49	51	53	59	91	121	119	113	94	71	50	39
Wed	37	43	53	51	47	47	48	50	53	66	83	97	111	87	67	54	39
Thu	37	43	52	53	46	50	54	59	64	97	127	138	127	94	67	55	41
Fri	38	41	52	56	51	51	56	68	81	110	127	133	126	100	68	53	41
Sat	38	38	39	44	48	49	55	57	63	75	78	67	66	59	53	51	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	45	48	54	54	59	64	67	63	63	54	53	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	47	46	47	48	53	58	61	77	115	117	109	88	64	46	39
Tue	37	43	53	53	48	49	51	53	59	91	121	119	113	94	71	50	39
Wed	37	43	53	51	47	47	48	50	53	66	83	97	111	87	67	54	39
Thu	37	43	52	53	46	50	54	59	64	97	127	138	127	94	67	55	41
Fri	38	41	52	56	51	51	56	68	81	110	127	133	126	100	68	53	41
Sat	38	38	39	44	48	49	55	57	63	75	78	67	66	59	53	51	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	45	48	54	54	59	64	67	63	63	54	53	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	47	46	47	48	53	58	61	77	115	117	109	88	64	46	39
Tue	37	43	53	53	48	49	51	53	59	91	121	119	113	94	71	50	39
Wed	37	43	53	51	47	47	48	50	53	66	83	97	111	87	67	54	39
Thu	37	43	52	53	46	50	54	59	64	97	127	138	127	94	67	55	41
Fri	38	41	52	56	51	51	56	68	81	110	127	133	126	100	68	53	41
Sat	38	38	39	44	48	49	55	57	63	75	78	67	66	59	53	51	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	45	48	54	54	59	64	67	63	63	54	53	42