Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Van Nuys

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 24 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West.

Only 12% 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 East Los Angeles 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	23	31	45	49	48	45	44	42	45	48	51	54	65	50	38	26	24
Tue	23	30	44	47	48	50	46	44	39	46	51	60	68	55	42	30	24
Wed	23	29	42	45	46	48	44	43	41	45	48	64	72	59	46	33	24
Thu	23	29	43	46	46	47	44	42	43	49	54	63	71	56	45	36	25
Fri	23	30	40	43	47	45	44	45	48	51	51	56	56	50	41	38	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	42	48	45	49	47	47	46	46	42	46	41	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	39	45	45	52	53	47	41	39	37	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Van Nuys?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 23 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 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	23	31	45	49	48	45	44	42	45	48	51	54	65	50	38	26	24
Tue	23	30	44	47	48	50	46	44	39	46	51	60	68	55	42	30	24
Wed	23	29	42	45	46	48	44	43	41	45	48	64	72	59	46	33	24
Thu	23	29	43	46	46	47	44	42	43	49	54	63	71	56	45	36	25
Fri	23	30	40	43	47	45	44	45	48	51	51	56	56	50	41	38	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	42	48	45	49	47	47	46	46	42	46	41	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	39	45	45	52	53	47	41	39	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	45	49	48	45	44	42	45	48	51	54	65	50	38	26	24
Tue	23	30	44	47	48	50	46	44	39	46	51	60	68	55	42	30	24
Wed	23	29	42	45	46	48	44	43	41	45	48	64	72	59	46	33	24
Thu	23	29	43	46	46	47	44	42	43	49	54	63	71	56	45	36	25
Fri	23	30	40	43	47	45	44	45	48	51	51	56	56	50	41	38	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	42	48	45	49	47	47	46	46	42	46	41	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	39	45	45	52	53	47	41	39	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	45	49	48	45	44	42	45	48	51	54	65	50	38	26	24
Tue	23	30	44	47	48	50	46	44	39	46	51	60	68	55	42	30	24
Wed	23	29	42	45	46	48	44	43	41	45	48	64	72	59	46	33	24
Thu	23	29	43	46	46	47	44	42	43	49	54	63	71	56	45	36	25
Fri	23	30	40	43	47	45	44	45	48	51	51	56	56	50	41	38	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	42	48	45	49	47	47	46	46	42	46	41	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	39	45	45	52	53	47	41	39	37	27