Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-5 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 10% 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	61	80	86	82	72	70	70	73	82	91	92	81	69	59	47	44
Tue	43	63	78	90	87	78	67	70	72	89	93	92	79	70	62	49	44
Wed	43	60	75	82	86	74	71	70	71	82	91	92	81	71	65	53	45
Thu	43	59	76	84	82	74	70	71	76	91	98	97	83	72	66	59	45
Fri	43	54	67	74	72	70	71	76	90	98	96	93	89	80	71	61	46
Sat	44	45	46	51	56	70	73	78	85	85	83	86	82	79	76	65	47
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	56	65	72	77	80	84	78	77	74	70	63	48

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 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (86 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 98 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 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 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	61	80	86	82	72	70	70	73	82	91	92	81	69	59	47	44
Tue	43	63	78	90	87	78	67	70	72	89	93	92	79	70	62	49	44
Wed	43	60	75	82	86	74	71	70	71	82	91	92	81	71	65	53	45
Thu	43	59	76	84	82	74	70	71	76	91	98	97	83	72	66	59	45
Fri	43	54	67	74	72	70	71	76	90	98	96	93	89	80	71	61	46
Sat	44	45	46	51	56	70	73	78	85	85	83	86	82	79	76	65	47
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	56	65	72	77	80	84	78	77	74	70	63	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	61	80	86	82	72	70	70	73	82	91	92	81	69	59	47	44
Tue	43	63	78	90	87	78	67	70	72	89	93	92	79	70	62	49	44
Wed	43	60	75	82	86	74	71	70	71	82	91	92	81	71	65	53	45
Thu	43	59	76	84	82	74	70	71	76	91	98	97	83	72	66	59	45
Fri	43	54	67	74	72	70	71	76	90	98	96	93	89	80	71	61	46
Sat	44	45	46	51	56	70	73	78	85	85	83	86	82	79	76	65	47
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	56	65	72	77	80	84	78	77	74	70	63	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	61	80	86	82	72	70	70	73	82	91	92	81	69	59	47	44
Tue	43	63	78	90	87	78	67	70	72	89	93	92	79	70	62	49	44
Wed	43	60	75	82	86	74	71	70	71	82	91	92	81	71	65	53	45
Thu	43	59	76	84	82	74	70	71	76	91	98	97	83	72	66	59	45
Fri	43	54	67	74	72	70	71	76	90	98	96	93	89	80	71	61	46
Sat	44	45	46	51	56	70	73	78	85	85	83	86	82	79	76	65	47
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	56	65	72	77	80	84	78	77	74	70	63	48