Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Van Nuys
Right now (5:03 am PDT): about 28 minutes via SR-134 West and I-210 West, usually 28 at this time.
Only 21% 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 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 29 | 28 |
| Tue | 28 | 29 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 72 | 59 | 38 | 30 | 28 |
| Wed | 28 | 29 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 42 | 32 | 28 |
| Thu | 28 | 29 | 31 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 72 | 76 | 63 | 42 | 33 | 28 |
| Fri | 28 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 39 | 32 | 28 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 28 |
| Sun | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Arcadia to Van Nuys (via SR-134 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).
About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Van Nuys?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Van Nuys?
The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Van Nuys?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)
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