Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 8% 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	39	65	68	65	57	56	56	61	67	83	83	75	62	52	34	30
Tue	29	39	63	74	66	65	55	55	54	77	85	80	69	61	56	39	30
Wed	29	38	60	68	66	61	55	56	57	69	81	80	74	59	57	42	31
Thu	29	37	59	65	67	59	56	58	64	80	87	84	73	62	58	49	32
Fri	29	35	53	61	60	56	57	64	77	88	84	81	76	67	61	51	33
Sat	30	30	31	35	40	55	62	65	75	75	73	74	69	67	64	55	35
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	50	59	66	70	75	70	67	61	61	50	36

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (75 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 88 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 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 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	39	65	68	65	57	56	56	61	67	83	83	75	62	52	34	30
Tue	29	39	63	74	66	65	55	55	54	77	85	80	69	61	56	39	30
Wed	29	38	60	68	66	61	55	56	57	69	81	80	74	59	57	42	31
Thu	29	37	59	65	67	59	56	58	64	80	87	84	73	62	58	49	32
Fri	29	35	53	61	60	56	57	64	77	88	84	81	76	67	61	51	33
Sat	30	30	31	35	40	55	62	65	75	75	73	74	69	67	64	55	35
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	50	59	66	70	75	70	67	61	61	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	65	68	65	57	56	56	61	67	83	83	75	62	52	34	30
Tue	29	39	63	74	66	65	55	55	54	77	85	80	69	61	56	39	30
Wed	29	38	60	68	66	61	55	56	57	69	81	80	74	59	57	42	31
Thu	29	37	59	65	67	59	56	58	64	80	87	84	73	62	58	49	32
Fri	29	35	53	61	60	56	57	64	77	88	84	81	76	67	61	51	33
Sat	30	30	31	35	40	55	62	65	75	75	73	74	69	67	64	55	35
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	50	59	66	70	75	70	67	61	61	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	65	68	65	57	56	56	61	67	83	83	75	62	52	34	30
Tue	29	39	63	74	66	65	55	55	54	77	85	80	69	61	56	39	30
Wed	29	38	60	68	66	61	55	56	57	69	81	80	74	59	57	42	31
Thu	29	37	59	65	67	59	56	58	64	80	87	84	73	62	58	49	32
Fri	29	35	53	61	60	56	57	64	77	88	84	81	76	67	61	51	33
Sat	30	30	31	35	40	55	62	65	75	75	73	74	69	67	64	55	35
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	50	59	66	70	75	70	67	61	61	50	36