Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Van Nuys

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 56 minutes via I-405 North, usually 42 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 Long Beach 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	38	38	38	40	39	39	41	43	47	79	119	137	117	82	53	42	38
Tue	38	38	39	40	41	40	41	43	47	68	118	139	117	84	57	42	38
Wed	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	42	48	64	112	133	124	97	66	44	40
Thu	40	39	40	42	42	42	43	46	57	68	106	131	114	85	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	42	43	51	73	103	124	108	76	51	42	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	43	46	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Long Beach to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 37 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Van Nuys?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	40	39	39	41	43	47	79	119	137	117	82	53	42	38
Tue	38	38	39	40	41	40	41	43	47	68	118	139	117	84	57	42	38
Wed	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	42	48	64	112	133	124	97	66	44	40
Thu	40	39	40	42	42	42	43	46	57	68	106	131	114	85	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	42	43	51	73	103	124	108	76	51	42	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	43	46	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	40	39	39	41	43	47	79	119	137	117	82	53	42	38
Tue	38	38	39	40	41	40	41	43	47	68	118	139	117	84	57	42	38
Wed	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	42	48	64	112	133	124	97	66	44	40
Thu	40	39	40	42	42	42	43	46	57	68	106	131	114	85	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	42	43	51	73	103	124	108	76	51	42	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	43	46	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	40	39	39	41	43	47	79	119	137	117	82	53	42	38
Tue	38	38	39	40	41	40	41	43	47	68	118	139	117	84	57	42	38
Wed	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	42	48	64	112	133	124	97	66	44	40
Thu	40	39	40	42	42	42	43	46	57	68	106	131	114	85	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	42	43	51	73	103	124	108	76	51	42	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	43	46	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	38