Best Time to Drive from Adelanto to Van Nuys

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 113 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 115 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Adelanto to Van Nuys (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 111 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (76 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Adelanto to central Van Nuys 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 Adelanto to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 111 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Adelanto to Van Nuys?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 111 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Adelanto to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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