Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-10 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 23% 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	46	86	104	101	95	83	80	78	80	91	96	98	86	75	63	50	48
Tue	45	83	105	104	102	88	74	76	80	97	98	97	83	77	69	53	49
Wed	46	80	101	98	100	87	82	75	78	88	96	96	85	85	82	67	50
Thu	46	77	94	98	93	82	76	77	85	98	102	99	86	79	73	66	50
Fri	46	65	79	85	81	77	78	82	97	102	100	96	93	87	88	73	52
Sat	47	48	49	55	62	75	80	87	95	94	90	92	88	89	87	69	52
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	61	71	79	85	89	92	83	83	82	78	70	54

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 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (96 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. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 109 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 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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	46	86	104	101	95	83	80	78	80	91	96	98	86	75	63	50	48
Tue	45	83	105	104	102	88	74	76	80	97	98	97	83	77	69	53	49
Wed	46	80	101	98	100	87	82	75	78	88	96	96	85	85	82	67	50
Thu	46	77	94	98	93	82	76	77	85	98	102	99	86	79	73	66	50
Fri	46	65	79	85	81	77	78	82	97	102	100	96	93	87	88	73	52
Sat	47	48	49	55	62	75	80	87	95	94	90	92	88	89	87	69	52
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	61	71	79	85	89	92	83	83	82	78	70	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	86	104	101	95	83	80	78	80	91	96	98	86	75	63	50	48
Tue	45	83	105	104	102	88	74	76	80	97	98	97	83	77	69	53	49
Wed	46	80	101	98	100	87	82	75	78	88	96	96	85	85	82	67	50
Thu	46	77	94	98	93	82	76	77	85	98	102	99	86	79	73	66	50
Fri	46	65	79	85	81	77	78	82	97	102	100	96	93	87	88	73	52
Sat	47	48	49	55	62	75	80	87	95	94	90	92	88	89	87	69	52
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	61	71	79	85	89	92	83	83	82	78	70	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	86	104	101	95	83	80	78	80	91	96	98	86	75	63	50	48
Tue	45	83	105	104	102	88	74	76	80	97	98	97	83	77	69	53	49
Wed	46	80	101	98	100	87	82	75	78	88	96	96	85	85	82	67	50
Thu	46	77	94	98	93	82	76	77	85	98	102	99	86	79	73	66	50
Fri	46	65	79	85	81	77	78	82	97	102	100	96	93	87	88	73	52
Sat	47	48	49	55	62	75	80	87	95	94	90	92	88	89	87	69	52
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	61	71	79	85	89	92	83	83	82	78	70	54