Best Time to Drive from Downey to Van Nuys

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Downey 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	32	42	71	74	74	65	62	61	66	74	86	87	79	67	54	38	33
Tue	32	45	69	79	77	74	61	62	59	82	87	82	73	64	58	42	33
Wed	32	45	67	72	77	70	62	63	63	75	84	85	77	60	59	45	33
Thu	32	42	67	70	75	67	61	62	67	86	92	88	79	65	60	54	35
Fri	32	40	60	69	67	62	64	73	81	91	87	84	79	70	62	54	35
Sat	33	33	34	38	43	60	65	68	78	78	75	77	72	70	69	59	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	39	52	60	68	73	81	75	72	65	63	53	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Downey to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey 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 Downey to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Van Nuys to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City · Downey to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	71	74	74	65	62	61	66	74	86	87	79	67	54	38	33
Tue	32	45	69	79	77	74	61	62	59	82	87	82	73	64	58	42	33
Wed	32	45	67	72	77	70	62	63	63	75	84	85	77	60	59	45	33
Thu	32	42	67	70	75	67	61	62	67	86	92	88	79	65	60	54	35
Fri	32	40	60	69	67	62	64	73	81	91	87	84	79	70	62	54	35
Sat	33	33	34	38	43	60	65	68	78	78	75	77	72	70	69	59	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	39	52	60	68	73	81	75	72	65	63	53	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	71	74	74	65	62	61	66	74	86	87	79	67	54	38	33
Tue	32	45	69	79	77	74	61	62	59	82	87	82	73	64	58	42	33
Wed	32	45	67	72	77	70	62	63	63	75	84	85	77	60	59	45	33
Thu	32	42	67	70	75	67	61	62	67	86	92	88	79	65	60	54	35
Fri	32	40	60	69	67	62	64	73	81	91	87	84	79	70	62	54	35
Sat	33	33	34	38	43	60	65	68	78	78	75	77	72	70	69	59	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	39	52	60	68	73	81	75	72	65	63	53	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	71	74	74	65	62	61	66	74	86	87	79	67	54	38	33
Tue	32	45	69	79	77	74	61	62	59	82	87	82	73	64	58	42	33
Wed	32	45	67	72	77	70	62	63	63	75	84	85	77	60	59	45	33
Thu	32	42	67	70	75	67	61	62	67	86	92	88	79	65	60	54	35
Fri	32	40	60	69	67	62	64	73	81	91	87	84	79	70	62	54	35
Sat	33	33	34	38	43	60	65	68	78	78	75	77	72	70	69	59	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	39	52	60	68	73	81	75	72	65	63	53	39