Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-405 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Fountain Valley 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	68	103	94	89	81	69	67	67	64	72	70	70	60	51	50	48
Tue	46	105	181	157	128	109	89	70	68	67	72	76	80	70	53	51	48
Wed	46	102	192	166	131	105	86	75	71	69	76	80	81	73	54	52	47
Thu	46	101	169	144	118	108	86	76	67	70	74	80	80	67	54	50	47
Fri	45	97	148	115	93	81	95	87	79	80	75	70	62	58	53	52	47
Sat	49	49	50	53	57	68	81	78	88	88	79	75	69	61	63	56	48
Sun	49	48	51	50	51	54	66	74	99	94	88	67	66	61	58	57	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 192 minutes, when leaving around 7 am 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley 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 192 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 45 to 192 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 192 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 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	68	103	94	89	81	69	67	67	64	72	70	70	60	51	50	48
Tue	46	105	181	157	128	109	89	70	68	67	72	76	80	70	53	51	48
Wed	46	102	192	166	131	105	86	75	71	69	76	80	81	73	54	52	47
Thu	46	101	169	144	118	108	86	76	67	70	74	80	80	67	54	50	47
Fri	45	97	148	115	93	81	95	87	79	80	75	70	62	58	53	52	47
Sat	49	49	50	53	57	68	81	78	88	88	79	75	69	61	63	56	48
Sun	49	48	51	50	51	54	66	74	99	94	88	67	66	61	58	57	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	68	103	94	89	81	69	67	67	64	72	70	70	60	51	50	48
Tue	46	105	181	157	128	109	89	70	68	67	72	76	80	70	53	51	48
Wed	46	102	192	166	131	105	86	75	71	69	76	80	81	73	54	52	47
Thu	46	101	169	144	118	108	86	76	67	70	74	80	80	67	54	50	47
Fri	45	97	148	115	93	81	95	87	79	80	75	70	62	58	53	52	47
Sat	49	49	50	53	57	68	81	78	88	88	79	75	69	61	63	56	48
Sun	49	48	51	50	51	54	66	74	99	94	88	67	66	61	58	57	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	68	103	94	89	81	69	67	67	64	72	70	70	60	51	50	48
Tue	46	105	181	157	128	109	89	70	68	67	72	76	80	70	53	51	48
Wed	46	102	192	166	131	105	86	75	71	69	76	80	81	73	54	52	47
Thu	46	101	169	144	118	108	86	76	67	70	74	80	80	67	54	50	47
Fri	45	97	148	115	93	81	95	87	79	80	75	70	62	58	53	52	47
Sat	49	49	50	53	57	68	81	78	88	88	79	75	69	61	63	56	48
Sun	49	48	51	50	51	54	66	74	99	94	88	67	66	61	58	57	48