Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Van Nuys

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-10 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Claremont 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	77	93	87	83	74	71	69	71	75	76	84	84	70	56	50	48
Tue	45	74	95	91	87	77	70	68	67	77	78	93	90	73	63	52	49
Wed	46	74	91	89	88	77	71	66	67	71	80	93	91	82	77	66	50
Thu	46	72	88	87	82	72	70	68	69	78	83	89	91	78	67	62	49
Fri	46	62	70	74	72	69	70	71	75	79	84	81	80	77	81	73	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	62	66	71	71	79	77	71	71	70	71	69	59	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	54	61	64	69	71	77	72	71	68	70	65	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Claremont to Van Nuys (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	77	93	87	83	74	71	69	71	75	76	84	84	70	56	50	48
Tue	45	74	95	91	87	77	70	68	67	77	78	93	90	73	63	52	49
Wed	46	74	91	89	88	77	71	66	67	71	80	93	91	82	77	66	50
Thu	46	72	88	87	82	72	70	68	69	78	83	89	91	78	67	62	49
Fri	46	62	70	74	72	69	70	71	75	79	84	81	80	77	81	73	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	62	66	71	71	79	77	71	71	70	71	69	59	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	54	61	64	69	71	77	72	71	68	70	65	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	77	93	87	83	74	71	69	71	75	76	84	84	70	56	50	48
Tue	45	74	95	91	87	77	70	68	67	77	78	93	90	73	63	52	49
Wed	46	74	91	89	88	77	71	66	67	71	80	93	91	82	77	66	50
Thu	46	72	88	87	82	72	70	68	69	78	83	89	91	78	67	62	49
Fri	46	62	70	74	72	69	70	71	75	79	84	81	80	77	81	73	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	62	66	71	71	79	77	71	71	70	71	69	59	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	54	61	64	69	71	77	72	71	68	70	65	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	77	93	87	83	74	71	69	71	75	76	84	84	70	56	50	48
Tue	45	74	95	91	87	77	70	68	67	77	78	93	90	73	63	52	49
Wed	46	74	91	89	88	77	71	66	67	71	80	93	91	82	77	66	50
Thu	46	72	88	87	82	72	70	68	69	78	83	89	91	78	67	62	49
Fri	46	62	70	74	72	69	70	71	75	79	84	81	80	77	81	73	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	62	66	71	71	79	77	71	71	70	71	69	59	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	54	61	64	69	71	77	72	71	68	70	65	53