Best Time to Drive from Brea to Van Nuys

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 96 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Brea 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	45	101	125	133	129	121	109	111	119	114	104	125	108	93	74	52	48
Tue	45	95	114	123	134	120	107	98	101	107	108	123	114	99	81	57	48
Wed	44	86	103	114	127	119	109	93	101	101	113	131	122	109	88	65	50
Thu	45	84	108	115	125	108	102	103	110	103	107	124	114	105	92	68	50
Fri	46	89	111	122	118	107	106	104	108	102	107	112	106	98	95	76	50
Sat	48	49	52	60	88	106	108	100	110	108	111	108	105	112	110	77	54
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	62	93	105	112	126	128	118	109	105	96	75	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Brea to Van Nuys (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (128 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 44 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 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	45	101	125	133	129	121	109	111	119	114	104	125	108	93	74	52	48
Tue	45	95	114	123	134	120	107	98	101	107	108	123	114	99	81	57	48
Wed	44	86	103	114	127	119	109	93	101	101	113	131	122	109	88	65	50
Thu	45	84	108	115	125	108	102	103	110	103	107	124	114	105	92	68	50
Fri	46	89	111	122	118	107	106	104	108	102	107	112	106	98	95	76	50
Sat	48	49	52	60	88	106	108	100	110	108	111	108	105	112	110	77	54
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	62	93	105	112	126	128	118	109	105	96	75	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	101	125	133	129	121	109	111	119	114	104	125	108	93	74	52	48
Tue	45	95	114	123	134	120	107	98	101	107	108	123	114	99	81	57	48
Wed	44	86	103	114	127	119	109	93	101	101	113	131	122	109	88	65	50
Thu	45	84	108	115	125	108	102	103	110	103	107	124	114	105	92	68	50
Fri	46	89	111	122	118	107	106	104	108	102	107	112	106	98	95	76	50
Sat	48	49	52	60	88	106	108	100	110	108	111	108	105	112	110	77	54
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	62	93	105	112	126	128	118	109	105	96	75	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	101	125	133	129	121	109	111	119	114	104	125	108	93	74	52	48
Tue	45	95	114	123	134	120	107	98	101	107	108	123	114	99	81	57	48
Wed	44	86	103	114	127	119	109	93	101	101	113	131	122	109	88	65	50
Thu	45	84	108	115	125	108	102	103	110	103	107	124	114	105	92	68	50
Fri	46	89	111	122	118	107	106	104	108	102	107	112	106	98	95	76	50
Sat	48	49	52	60	88	106	108	100	110	108	111	108	105	112	110	77	54
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	62	93	105	112	126	128	118	109	105	96	75	55