Best Time to Drive from Compton to Van Nuys

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 49 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 Compton 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	31	43	59	58	55	52	46	44	45	46	57	56	58	50	36	33	32
Tue	31	51	100	98	78	70	62	50	50	52	62	66	68	58	39	34	32
Wed	31	53	103	105	83	68	59	53	52	54	67	71	73	64	42	35	32
Thu	31	56	97	94	71	68	59	51	47	52	60	69	70	57	42	34	32
Fri	30	57	95	80	60	57	63	58	55	62	64	62	52	44	36	34	32
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	51	57	56	60	60	55	53	52	41	45	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	32	33	38	44	51	62	62	58	48	45	42	40	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Compton to Van Nuys (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 109 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	59	58	55	52	46	44	45	46	57	56	58	50	36	33	32
Tue	31	51	100	98	78	70	62	50	50	52	62	66	68	58	39	34	32
Wed	31	53	103	105	83	68	59	53	52	54	67	71	73	64	42	35	32
Thu	31	56	97	94	71	68	59	51	47	52	60	69	70	57	42	34	32
Fri	30	57	95	80	60	57	63	58	55	62	64	62	52	44	36	34	32
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	51	57	56	60	60	55	53	52	41	45	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	32	33	38	44	51	62	62	58	48	45	42	40	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	59	58	55	52	46	44	45	46	57	56	58	50	36	33	32
Tue	31	51	100	98	78	70	62	50	50	52	62	66	68	58	39	34	32
Wed	31	53	103	105	83	68	59	53	52	54	67	71	73	64	42	35	32
Thu	31	56	97	94	71	68	59	51	47	52	60	69	70	57	42	34	32
Fri	30	57	95	80	60	57	63	58	55	62	64	62	52	44	36	34	32
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	51	57	56	60	60	55	53	52	41	45	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	32	33	38	44	51	62	62	58	48	45	42	40	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	59	58	55	52	46	44	45	46	57	56	58	50	36	33	32
Tue	31	51	100	98	78	70	62	50	50	52	62	66	68	58	39	34	32
Wed	31	53	103	105	83	68	59	53	52	54	67	71	73	64	42	35	32
Thu	31	56	97	94	71	68	59	51	47	52	60	69	70	57	42	34	32
Fri	30	57	95	80	60	57	63	58	55	62	64	62	52	44	36	34	32
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	51	57	56	60	60	55	53	52	41	45	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	32	33	38	44	51	62	62	58	48	45	42	40	38	32