Best Time to Drive from Brea to Van Nuys

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 68 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 130 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	114	138	146	141	134	120	124	134	137	128	129	112	98	78	52	48
Tue	45	108	127	140	146	126	113	106	120	130	123	122	116	110	86	57	48
Wed	44	97	115	128	138	130	120	105	118	122	120	124	115	115	93	67	50
Thu	45	98	118	133	138	119	114	119	134	129	123	123	114	113	100	71	51
Fri	45	96	124	130	127	117	120	123	134	124	123	126	115	111	104	76	51
Sat	48	49	53	62	86	110	121	118	129	125	131	126	123	128	120	79	55
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	71	102	122	131	144	140	130	123	120	105	80	59

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 150 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 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (144 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 150 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 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 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	114	138	146	141	134	120	124	134	137	128	129	112	98	78	52	48
Tue	45	108	127	140	146	126	113	106	120	130	123	122	116	110	86	57	48
Wed	44	97	115	128	138	130	120	105	118	122	120	124	115	115	93	67	50
Thu	45	98	118	133	138	119	114	119	134	129	123	123	114	113	100	71	51
Fri	45	96	124	130	127	117	120	123	134	124	123	126	115	111	104	76	51
Sat	48	49	53	62	86	110	121	118	129	125	131	126	123	128	120	79	55
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	71	102	122	131	144	140	130	123	120	105	80	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	114	138	146	141	134	120	124	134	137	128	129	112	98	78	52	48
Tue	45	108	127	140	146	126	113	106	120	130	123	122	116	110	86	57	48
Wed	44	97	115	128	138	130	120	105	118	122	120	124	115	115	93	67	50
Thu	45	98	118	133	138	119	114	119	134	129	123	123	114	113	100	71	51
Fri	45	96	124	130	127	117	120	123	134	124	123	126	115	111	104	76	51
Sat	48	49	53	62	86	110	121	118	129	125	131	126	123	128	120	79	55
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	71	102	122	131	144	140	130	123	120	105	80	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	114	138	146	141	134	120	124	134	137	128	129	112	98	78	52	48
Tue	45	108	127	140	146	126	113	106	120	130	123	122	116	110	86	57	48
Wed	44	97	115	128	138	130	120	105	118	122	120	124	115	115	93	67	50
Thu	45	98	118	133	138	119	114	119	134	129	123	123	114	113	100	71	51
Fri	45	96	124	130	127	117	120	123	134	124	123	126	115	111	104	76	51
Sat	48	49	53	62	86	110	121	118	129	125	131	126	123	128	120	79	55
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	71	102	122	131	144	140	130	123	120	105	80	59