Best Time to Drive from LGB to Van Nuys

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-405 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 2% 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 LGB 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	49	73	69	66	61	53	50	50	50	61	58	60	51	40	38	36
Tue	35	62	130	120	95	82	71	55	54	55	63	67	70	60	43	38	36
Wed	35	64	137	129	100	81	67	58	56	57	67	71	73	65	45	39	36
Thu	35	64	123	111	85	81	67	58	53	57	61	69	71	59	45	39	36
Fri	34	65	115	91	70	63	72	66	61	65	65	63	54	47	40	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	43	54	63	61	67	68	61	58	56	46	50	43	37
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	41	49	57	72	71	66	53	50	47	44	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from LGB to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	73	69	66	61	53	50	50	50	61	58	60	51	40	38	36
Tue	35	62	130	120	95	82	71	55	54	55	63	67	70	60	43	38	36
Wed	35	64	137	129	100	81	67	58	56	57	67	71	73	65	45	39	36
Thu	35	64	123	111	85	81	67	58	53	57	61	69	71	59	45	39	36
Fri	34	65	115	91	70	63	72	66	61	65	65	63	54	47	40	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	43	54	63	61	67	68	61	58	56	46	50	43	37
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	41	49	57	72	71	66	53	50	47	44	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	73	69	66	61	53	50	50	50	61	58	60	51	40	38	36
Tue	35	62	130	120	95	82	71	55	54	55	63	67	70	60	43	38	36
Wed	35	64	137	129	100	81	67	58	56	57	67	71	73	65	45	39	36
Thu	35	64	123	111	85	81	67	58	53	57	61	69	71	59	45	39	36
Fri	34	65	115	91	70	63	72	66	61	65	65	63	54	47	40	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	43	54	63	61	67	68	61	58	56	46	50	43	37
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	41	49	57	72	71	66	53	50	47	44	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	73	69	66	61	53	50	50	50	61	58	60	51	40	38	36
Tue	35	62	130	120	95	82	71	55	54	55	63	67	70	60	43	38	36
Wed	35	64	137	129	100	81	67	58	56	57	67	71	73	65	45	39	36
Thu	35	64	123	111	85	81	67	58	53	57	61	69	71	59	45	39	36
Fri	34	65	115	91	70	63	72	66	61	65	65	63	54	47	40	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	43	54	63	61	67	68	61	58	56	46	50	43	37
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	41	49	57	72	71	66	53	50	47	44	43	37