Best Time to Drive from Carson to Van Nuys

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 North, usually 66 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 Carson 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	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	37	61	96	114	104	73	45	34	31
Tue	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	52	93	117	103	74	48	34	31
Wed	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	33	38	50	89	110	108	85	58	36	32
Thu	32	31	32	33	34	33	34	37	45	54	83	109	100	74	50	36	31
Fri	30	31	31	34	34	33	34	34	40	55	81	101	95	66	43	34	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	37	35	33	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Carson to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Van Nuys to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	37	61	96	114	104	73	45	34	31
Tue	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	52	93	117	103	74	48	34	31
Wed	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	33	38	50	89	110	108	85	58	36	32
Thu	32	31	32	33	34	33	34	37	45	54	83	109	100	74	50	36	31
Fri	30	31	31	34	34	33	34	34	40	55	81	101	95	66	43	34	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	37	35	33	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	37	61	96	114	104	73	45	34	31
Tue	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	52	93	117	103	74	48	34	31
Wed	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	33	38	50	89	110	108	85	58	36	32
Thu	32	31	32	33	34	33	34	37	45	54	83	109	100	74	50	36	31
Fri	30	31	31	34	34	33	34	34	40	55	81	101	95	66	43	34	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	37	35	33	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	37	61	96	114	104	73	45	34	31
Tue	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	52	93	117	103	74	48	34	31
Wed	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	33	38	50	89	110	108	85	58	36	32
Thu	32	31	32	33	34	33	34	37	45	54	83	109	100	74	50	36	31
Fri	30	31	31	34	34	33	34	34	40	55	81	101	95	66	43	34	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	37	35	33	32	31	31
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