Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Van Nuys

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 26 minutes via I-405 North, usually 24 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Inglewood 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	19	25	29	30	29	29	27	26	26	29	37	40	41	37	23	20	19
Tue	19	26	41	45	41	37	35	30	31	33	43	46	48	41	27	21	19
Wed	19	26	40	48	43	37	34	32	32	35	45	50	54	47	31	22	20
Thu	19	31	38	45	37	34	33	30	29	30	41	48	54	41	30	22	19
Fri	19	30	40	43	33	34	31	33	33	39	45	46	38	30	24	21	20
Sat	19	19	20	21	25	32	34	34	34	34	33	32	34	27	29	25	20
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	24	27	31	33	34	33	29	27	26	25	23	20

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Inglewood to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 19 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	19	26	41	45	41	37	35	30	31	33	43	46	48	41	27	21	19
Wed	19	26	40	48	43	37	34	32	32	35	45	50	54	47	31	22	20
Thu	19	31	38	45	37	34	33	30	29	30	41	48	54	41	30	22	19
Fri	19	30	40	43	33	34	31	33	33	39	45	46	38	30	24	21	20
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