Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 6% 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	80	118	105	100	88	77	78	78	73	81	81	75	61	52	51	48
Tue	45	115	180	155	126	110	91	73	69	67	74	79	80	70	54	51	48
Wed	46	107	188	161	127	104	84	73	70	70	76	81	81	73	55	52	48
Thu	46	121	184	164	139	116	89	78	72	73	84	86	85	74	53	51	48
Fri	45	106	151	123	102	90	107	98	85	87	78	71	64	59	53	52	48
Sat	49	51	51	54	60	74	86	80	95	94	81	77	73	61	66	56	48
Sun	49	49	52	51	51	55	64	75	102	102	91	64	60	54	55	56	49

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 188 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (102 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 188 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 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 188 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	80	118	105	100	88	77	78	78	73	81	81	75	61	52	51	48
Tue	45	115	180	155	126	110	91	73	69	67	74	79	80	70	54	51	48
Wed	46	107	188	161	127	104	84	73	70	70	76	81	81	73	55	52	48
Thu	46	121	184	164	139	116	89	78	72	73	84	86	85	74	53	51	48
Fri	45	106	151	123	102	90	107	98	85	87	78	71	64	59	53	52	48
Sat	49	51	51	54	60	74	86	80	95	94	81	77	73	61	66	56	48
Sun	49	49	52	51	51	55	64	75	102	102	91	64	60	54	55	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	80	118	105	100	88	77	78	78	73	81	81	75	61	52	51	48
Tue	45	115	180	155	126	110	91	73	69	67	74	79	80	70	54	51	48
Wed	46	107	188	161	127	104	84	73	70	70	76	81	81	73	55	52	48
Thu	46	121	184	164	139	116	89	78	72	73	84	86	85	74	53	51	48
Fri	45	106	151	123	102	90	107	98	85	87	78	71	64	59	53	52	48
Sat	49	51	51	54	60	74	86	80	95	94	81	77	73	61	66	56	48
Sun	49	49	52	51	51	55	64	75	102	102	91	64	60	54	55	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	80	118	105	100	88	77	78	78	73	81	81	75	61	52	51	48
Tue	45	115	180	155	126	110	91	73	69	67	74	79	80	70	54	51	48
Wed	46	107	188	161	127	104	84	73	70	70	76	81	81	73	55	52	48
Thu	46	121	184	164	139	116	89	78	72	73	84	86	85	74	53	51	48
Fri	45	106	151	123	102	90	107	98	85	87	78	71	64	59	53	52	48
Sat	49	51	51	54	60	74	86	80	95	94	81	77	73	61	66	56	48
Sun	49	49	52	51	51	55	64	75	102	102	91	64	60	54	55	56	49