Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Van Nuys

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Fullerton 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	42	54	65	71	67	59	58	59	61	64	68	74	77	62	51	44	42
Tue	41	54	67	77	70	65	60	58	58	67	69	81	84	66	54	45	42
Wed	41	54	64	71	71	62	57	57	58	61	71	86	84	69	55	47	42
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	62	59	58	58	68	76	85	86	68	56	50	42
Fri	41	52	58	62	61	59	60	62	66	71	78	76	76	71	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	57	62	61	65	62	62	62	62	59	59	52	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	48	52	55	58	59	66	65	62	56	55	53	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Fullerton to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	71	67	59	58	59	61	64	68	74	77	62	51	44	42
Tue	41	54	67	77	70	65	60	58	58	67	69	81	84	66	54	45	42
Wed	41	54	64	71	71	62	57	57	58	61	71	86	84	69	55	47	42
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	62	59	58	58	68	76	85	86	68	56	50	42
Fri	41	52	58	62	61	59	60	62	66	71	78	76	76	71	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	57	62	61	65	62	62	62	62	59	59	52	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	48	52	55	58	59	66	65	62	56	55	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	71	67	59	58	59	61	64	68	74	77	62	51	44	42
Tue	41	54	67	77	70	65	60	58	58	67	69	81	84	66	54	45	42
Wed	41	54	64	71	71	62	57	57	58	61	71	86	84	69	55	47	42
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	62	59	58	58	68	76	85	86	68	56	50	42
Fri	41	52	58	62	61	59	60	62	66	71	78	76	76	71	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	57	62	61	65	62	62	62	62	59	59	52	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	48	52	55	58	59	66	65	62	56	55	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	71	67	59	58	59	61	64	68	74	77	62	51	44	42
Tue	41	54	67	77	70	65	60	58	58	67	69	81	84	66	54	45	42
Wed	41	54	64	71	71	62	57	57	58	61	71	86	84	69	55	47	42
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	62	59	58	58	68	76	85	86	68	56	50	42
Fri	41	52	58	62	61	59	60	62	66	71	78	76	76	71	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	57	62	61	65	62	62	62	62	59	59	52	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	48	52	55	58	59	66	65	62	56	55	53	44