Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Van Nuys

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-405 North, usually 62 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 Huntington Beach 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	57	84	105	95	91	86	77	78	78	79	82	84	83	71	63	62	58
Tue	57	135	172	147	122	110	92	81	78	81	87	92	93	79	65	62	59
Wed	58	128	182	155	125	107	92	84	84	89	93	98	98	81	68	67	60
Thu	57	126	162	137	113	109	89	85	76	83	87	98	93	77	66	62	58
Fri	57	120	142	111	99	89	100	92	89	92	88	80	75	70	64	62	58
Sat	58	61	61	66	72	79	90	87	95	92	85	85	76	73	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	68	79	83	106	97	92	74	76	71	68	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Huntington Beach to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Van Nuys?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 57 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	84	105	95	91	86	77	78	78	79	82	84	83	71	63	62	58
Tue	57	135	172	147	122	110	92	81	78	81	87	92	93	79	65	62	59
Wed	58	128	182	155	125	107	92	84	84	89	93	98	98	81	68	67	60
Thu	57	126	162	137	113	109	89	85	76	83	87	98	93	77	66	62	58
Fri	57	120	142	111	99	89	100	92	89	92	88	80	75	70	64	62	58
Sat	58	61	61	66	72	79	90	87	95	92	85	85	76	73	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	68	79	83	106	97	92	74	76	71	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	84	105	95	91	86	77	78	78	79	82	84	83	71	63	62	58
Tue	57	135	172	147	122	110	92	81	78	81	87	92	93	79	65	62	59
Wed	58	128	182	155	125	107	92	84	84	89	93	98	98	81	68	67	60
Thu	57	126	162	137	113	109	89	85	76	83	87	98	93	77	66	62	58
Fri	57	120	142	111	99	89	100	92	89	92	88	80	75	70	64	62	58
Sat	58	61	61	66	72	79	90	87	95	92	85	85	76	73	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	68	79	83	106	97	92	74	76	71	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	84	105	95	91	86	77	78	78	79	82	84	83	71	63	62	58
Tue	57	135	172	147	122	110	92	81	78	81	87	92	93	79	65	62	59
Wed	58	128	182	155	125	107	92	84	84	89	93	98	98	81	68	67	60
Thu	57	126	162	137	113	109	89	85	76	83	87	98	93	77	66	62	58
Fri	57	120	142	111	99	89	100	92	89	92	88	80	75	70	64	62	58
Sat	58	61	61	66	72	79	90	87	95	92	85	85	76	73	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	68	79	83	106	97	92	74	76	71	68	66	58