Best Time to Drive from Carson to Van Nuys

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-405 North, usually 32 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	29	40	57	56	53	49	43	41	42	42	52	51	53	46	34	31	30
Tue	29	47	100	98	77	66	58	46	46	47	55	59	61	53	36	32	30
Wed	29	48	103	107	83	65	55	48	47	48	59	63	65	58	39	33	30
Thu	29	51	96	93	70	65	57	47	45	47	54	61	64	52	38	32	30
Fri	29	52	93	79	55	52	59	54	51	55	57	56	48	40	34	32	30
Sat	31	30	31	33	36	46	52	50	55	56	51	49	47	38	42	35	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	35	40	48	57	59	54	45	42	39	37	36	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Carson to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (61 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 9 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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	29	40	57	56	53	49	43	41	42	42	52	51	53	46	34	31	30
Tue	29	47	100	98	77	66	58	46	46	47	55	59	61	53	36	32	30
Wed	29	48	103	107	83	65	55	48	47	48	59	63	65	58	39	33	30
Thu	29	51	96	93	70	65	57	47	45	47	54	61	64	52	38	32	30
Fri	29	52	93	79	55	52	59	54	51	55	57	56	48	40	34	32	30
Sat	31	30	31	33	36	46	52	50	55	56	51	49	47	38	42	35	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	35	40	48	57	59	54	45	42	39	37	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	57	56	53	49	43	41	42	42	52	51	53	46	34	31	30
Tue	29	47	100	98	77	66	58	46	46	47	55	59	61	53	36	32	30
Wed	29	48	103	107	83	65	55	48	47	48	59	63	65	58	39	33	30
Thu	29	51	96	93	70	65	57	47	45	47	54	61	64	52	38	32	30
Fri	29	52	93	79	55	52	59	54	51	55	57	56	48	40	34	32	30
Sat	31	30	31	33	36	46	52	50	55	56	51	49	47	38	42	35	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	35	40	48	57	59	54	45	42	39	37	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	57	56	53	49	43	41	42	42	52	51	53	46	34	31	30
Tue	29	47	100	98	77	66	58	46	46	47	55	59	61	53	36	32	30
Wed	29	48	103	107	83	65	55	48	47	48	59	63	65	58	39	33	30
Thu	29	51	96	93	70	65	57	47	45	47	54	61	64	52	38	32	30
Fri	29	52	93	79	55	52	59	54	51	55	57	56	48	40	34	32	30
Sat	31	30	31	33	36	46	52	50	55	56	51	49	47	38	42	35	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	35	40	48	57	59	54	45	42	39	37	36	31