Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Van Nuys
Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 33 minutes via SR-134 West, usually 32 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.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 26 |
| Tue | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 26 |
| Wed | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Thu | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Fri | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 26 |
| Sat | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
| Sun | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Altadena to Van Nuys (via SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena 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 Altadena to Van Nuys?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Van Nuys?
The 24-mile drive usually takes 26 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Altadena to Van Nuys?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)
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