Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Van Nuys

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via SR-134 West, usually 30 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

Minutes from Altadena to Van Nuys 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	26	27	29	31	34	32	30	31	31	32	38	40	51	44	33	27	26
Tue	26	27	28	34	39	35	32	31	30	33	40	46	54	47	34	28	26
Wed	26	27	28	32	36	34	31	31	31	33	36	52	62	55	37	30	27
Thu	26	27	29	33	35	34	32	30	30	34	41	52	60	49	37	30	27
Fri	26	27	28	29	31	31	31	33	32	38	42	47	45	43	36	29	26
Sat	26	26	26	27	27	29	31	31	34	34	37	32	35	32	31	29	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	33	30	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 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 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 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 62 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 62 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 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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