Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Van Nuys

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

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 La Habra 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	44	55	65	72	68	61	60	60	62	65	71	76	79	64	52	46	44
Tue	43	57	67	78	72	65	60	60	60	68	70	81	85	67	56	47	44
Wed	43	57	65	73	72	64	59	59	60	63	73	88	86	71	58	50	44
Thu	44	55	67	74	69	63	62	61	61	69	77	86	88	71	58	53	45
Fri	44	53	58	62	62	60	61	63	67	73	77	77	76	72	59	53	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	58	62	60	66	64	63	63	64	61	61	54	46
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	54	58	59	61	68	67	65	60	59	55	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from La Habra to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 94 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Van Nuys?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (8 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	44	55	65	72	68	61	60	60	62	65	71	76	79	64	52	46	44
Tue	43	57	67	78	72	65	60	60	60	68	70	81	85	67	56	47	44
Wed	43	57	65	73	72	64	59	59	60	63	73	88	86	71	58	50	44
Thu	44	55	67	74	69	63	62	61	61	69	77	86	88	71	58	53	45
Fri	44	53	58	62	62	60	61	63	67	73	77	77	76	72	59	53	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	58	62	60	66	64	63	63	64	61	61	54	46
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	54	58	59	61	68	67	65	60	59	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	65	72	68	61	60	60	62	65	71	76	79	64	52	46	44
Tue	43	57	67	78	72	65	60	60	60	68	70	81	85	67	56	47	44
Wed	43	57	65	73	72	64	59	59	60	63	73	88	86	71	58	50	44
Thu	44	55	67	74	69	63	62	61	61	69	77	86	88	71	58	53	45
Fri	44	53	58	62	62	60	61	63	67	73	77	77	76	72	59	53	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	58	62	60	66	64	63	63	64	61	61	54	46
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	54	58	59	61	68	67	65	60	59	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	65	72	68	61	60	60	62	65	71	76	79	64	52	46	44
Tue	43	57	67	78	72	65	60	60	60	68	70	81	85	67	56	47	44
Wed	43	57	65	73	72	64	59	59	60	63	73	88	86	71	58	50	44
Thu	44	55	67	74	69	63	62	61	61	69	77	86	88	71	58	53	45
Fri	44	53	58	62	62	60	61	63	67	73	77	77	76	72	59	53	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	58	62	60	66	64	63	63	64	61	61	54	46
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	54	58	59	61	68	67	65	60	59	55	46