Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Van Nuys

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 43 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 19% 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	57	79	85	81	70	68	68	71	80	89	90	79	67	57	45	42
Tue	41	60	77	89	86	76	65	68	69	87	92	90	77	68	61	47	42
Wed	41	58	74	80	86	73	69	68	69	80	90	91	80	68	63	51	43
Thu	41	56	76	84	83	72	67	69	75	89	97	95	82	69	64	58	43
Fri	42	52	65	73	70	68	70	77	88	96	95	92	86	77	70	59	44
Sat	42	43	44	49	54	68	71	76	83	83	81	84	79	77	74	64	45
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	54	62	70	75	78	84	76	75	72	68	61	46

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 97 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (84 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 97 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 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 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	57	79	85	81	70	68	68	71	80	89	90	79	67	57	45	42
Tue	41	60	77	89	86	76	65	68	69	87	92	90	77	68	61	47	42
Wed	41	58	74	80	86	73	69	68	69	80	90	91	80	68	63	51	43
Thu	41	56	76	84	83	72	67	69	75	89	97	95	82	69	64	58	43
Fri	42	52	65	73	70	68	70	77	88	96	95	92	86	77	70	59	44
Sat	42	43	44	49	54	68	71	76	83	83	81	84	79	77	74	64	45
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	54	62	70	75	78	84	76	75	72	68	61	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	57	79	85	81	70	68	68	71	80	89	90	79	67	57	45	42
Tue	41	60	77	89	86	76	65	68	69	87	92	90	77	68	61	47	42
Wed	41	58	74	80	86	73	69	68	69	80	90	91	80	68	63	51	43
Thu	41	56	76	84	83	72	67	69	75	89	97	95	82	69	64	58	43
Fri	42	52	65	73	70	68	70	77	88	96	95	92	86	77	70	59	44
Sat	42	43	44	49	54	68	71	76	83	83	81	84	79	77	74	64	45
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	54	62	70	75	78	84	76	75	72	68	61	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	57	79	85	81	70	68	68	71	80	89	90	79	67	57	45	42
Tue	41	60	77	89	86	76	65	68	69	87	92	90	77	68	61	47	42
Wed	41	58	74	80	86	73	69	68	69	80	90	91	80	68	63	51	43
Thu	41	56	76	84	83	72	67	69	75	89	97	95	82	69	64	58	43
Fri	42	52	65	73	70	68	70	77	88	96	95	92	86	77	70	59	44
Sat	42	43	44	49	54	68	71	76	83	83	81	84	79	77	74	64	45
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	54	62	70	75	78	84	76	75	72	68	61	46