Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Van Nuys

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Montebello 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	29	37	51	55	50	46	47	47	48	50	60	64	73	58	45	32	30
Tue	29	37	51	61	52	51	45	46	44	55	60	68	75	61	50	36	30
Wed	29	36	51	58	53	50	45	46	46	53	61	74	76	65	52	38	30
Thu	29	36	49	58	52	48	48	47	50	59	65	72	77	63	53	41	32
Fri	29	36	45	50	51	46	46	50	57	62	63	66	64	60	50	42	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	38	45	50	49	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	43	33
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	35	40	45	49	51	58	55	52	48	47	42	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Montebello to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 79 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	51	55	50	46	47	47	48	50	60	64	73	58	45	32	30
Tue	29	37	51	61	52	51	45	46	44	55	60	68	75	61	50	36	30
Wed	29	36	51	58	53	50	45	46	46	53	61	74	76	65	52	38	30
Thu	29	36	49	58	52	48	48	47	50	59	65	72	77	63	53	41	32
Fri	29	36	45	50	51	46	46	50	57	62	63	66	64	60	50	42	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	38	45	50	49	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	43	33
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	35	40	45	49	51	58	55	52	48	47	42	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	51	55	50	46	47	47	48	50	60	64	73	58	45	32	30
Tue	29	37	51	61	52	51	45	46	44	55	60	68	75	61	50	36	30
Wed	29	36	51	58	53	50	45	46	46	53	61	74	76	65	52	38	30
Thu	29	36	49	58	52	48	48	47	50	59	65	72	77	63	53	41	32
Fri	29	36	45	50	51	46	46	50	57	62	63	66	64	60	50	42	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	38	45	50	49	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	43	33
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	35	40	45	49	51	58	55	52	48	47	42	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	51	55	50	46	47	47	48	50	60	64	73	58	45	32	30
Tue	29	37	51	61	52	51	45	46	44	55	60	68	75	61	50	36	30
Wed	29	36	51	58	53	50	45	46	46	53	61	74	76	65	52	38	30
Thu	29	36	49	58	52	48	48	47	50	59	65	72	77	63	53	41	32
Fri	29	36	45	50	51	46	46	50	57	62	63	66	64	60	50	42	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	38	45	50	49	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	43	33
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	35	40	45	49	51	58	55	52	48	47	42	33