Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Van Nuys

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Anaheim 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	44	59	68	72	73	67	66	67	70	75	80	86	87	72	56	47	45
Tue	44	59	69	78	74	71	67	66	66	78	79	96	93	74	62	49	45
Wed	44	58	66	71	75	68	64	64	65	70	82	99	93	77	65	53	45
Thu	44	56	67	72	72	67	65	64	66	79	87	96	95	79	65	57	46
Fri	44	56	62	67	68	66	68	71	76	82	89	87	87	77	65	56	46
Sat	45	45	46	49	57	63	70	68	73	72	70	70	70	68	68	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	53	58	62	66	68	78	73	72	64	61	58	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Anaheim to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Anaheim to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	68	72	73	67	66	67	70	75	80	86	87	72	56	47	45
Tue	44	59	69	78	74	71	67	66	66	78	79	96	93	74	62	49	45
Wed	44	58	66	71	75	68	64	64	65	70	82	99	93	77	65	53	45
Thu	44	56	67	72	72	67	65	64	66	79	87	96	95	79	65	57	46
Fri	44	56	62	67	68	66	68	71	76	82	89	87	87	77	65	56	46
Sat	45	45	46	49	57	63	70	68	73	72	70	70	70	68	68	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	53	58	62	66	68	78	73	72	64	61	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	68	72	73	67	66	67	70	75	80	86	87	72	56	47	45
Tue	44	59	69	78	74	71	67	66	66	78	79	96	93	74	62	49	45
Wed	44	58	66	71	75	68	64	64	65	70	82	99	93	77	65	53	45
Thu	44	56	67	72	72	67	65	64	66	79	87	96	95	79	65	57	46
Fri	44	56	62	67	68	66	68	71	76	82	89	87	87	77	65	56	46
Sat	45	45	46	49	57	63	70	68	73	72	70	70	70	68	68	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	53	58	62	66	68	78	73	72	64	61	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	68	72	73	67	66	67	70	75	80	86	87	72	56	47	45
Tue	44	59	69	78	74	71	67	66	66	78	79	96	93	74	62	49	45
Wed	44	58	66	71	75	68	64	64	65	70	82	99	93	77	65	53	45
Thu	44	56	67	72	72	67	65	64	66	79	87	96	95	79	65	57	46
Fri	44	56	62	67	68	66	68	71	76	82	89	87	87	77	65	56	46
Sat	45	45	46	49	57	63	70	68	73	72	70	70	70	68	68	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	53	58	62	66	68	78	73	72	64	61	58	48