Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Van Nuys

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Mirada 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	35	46	58	63	59	54	53	53	54	57	63	70	73	59	46	38	36
Tue	35	47	59	70	61	59	53	53	52	60	64	75	75	63	50	40	36
Wed	35	45	55	62	60	56	51	51	51	56	66	79	82	67	53	42	36
Thu	35	45	56	63	61	55	51	52	52	59	69	77	82	64	51	44	37
Fri	35	44	51	54	55	52	54	55	59	63	67	70	67	61	52	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	50	54	52	57	56	56	55	57	54	53	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	41	46	49	51	53	57	57	55	51	51	47	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from La Mirada to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Van Nuys to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	63	59	54	53	53	54	57	63	70	73	59	46	38	36
Tue	35	47	59	70	61	59	53	53	52	60	64	75	75	63	50	40	36
Wed	35	45	55	62	60	56	51	51	51	56	66	79	82	67	53	42	36
Thu	35	45	56	63	61	55	51	52	52	59	69	77	82	64	51	44	37
Fri	35	44	51	54	55	52	54	55	59	63	67	70	67	61	52	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	50	54	52	57	56	56	55	57	54	53	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	41	46	49	51	53	57	57	55	51	51	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	63	59	54	53	53	54	57	63	70	73	59	46	38	36
Tue	35	47	59	70	61	59	53	53	52	60	64	75	75	63	50	40	36
Wed	35	45	55	62	60	56	51	51	51	56	66	79	82	67	53	42	36
Thu	35	45	56	63	61	55	51	52	52	59	69	77	82	64	51	44	37
Fri	35	44	51	54	55	52	54	55	59	63	67	70	67	61	52	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	50	54	52	57	56	56	55	57	54	53	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	41	46	49	51	53	57	57	55	51	51	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	63	59	54	53	53	54	57	63	70	73	59	46	38	36
Tue	35	47	59	70	61	59	53	53	52	60	64	75	75	63	50	40	36
Wed	35	45	55	62	60	56	51	51	51	56	66	79	82	67	53	42	36
Thu	35	45	56	63	61	55	51	52	52	59	69	77	82	64	51	44	37
Fri	35	44	51	54	55	52	54	55	59	63	67	70	67	61	52	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	50	54	52	57	56	56	55	57	54	53	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	41	46	49	51	53	57	57	55	51	51	47	38