Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Van Nuys

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Norwalk 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	32	42	54	57	55	49	48	48	49	53	55	61	67	53	41	34	32
Tue	31	41	54	64	57	56	50	48	46	54	57	69	73	59	45	36	32
Wed	32	41	53	59	56	53	48	47	47	51	57	69	73	61	48	38	33
Thu	31	41	52	59	57	52	48	47	47	55	62	69	75	59	47	40	33
Fri	32	40	48	52	52	50	51	52	54	57	60	62	60	55	48	42	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	41	47	53	51	54	52	53	53	52	50	50	44	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	42	46	48	49	53	54	49	46	44	43	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Norwalk to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 75 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 4 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 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)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Van Nuys to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk 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	32	42	54	57	55	49	48	48	49	53	55	61	67	53	41	34	32
Tue	31	41	54	64	57	56	50	48	46	54	57	69	73	59	45	36	32
Wed	32	41	53	59	56	53	48	47	47	51	57	69	73	61	48	38	33
Thu	31	41	52	59	57	52	48	47	47	55	62	69	75	59	47	40	33
Fri	32	40	48	52	52	50	51	52	54	57	60	62	60	55	48	42	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	41	47	53	51	54	52	53	53	52	50	50	44	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	42	46	48	49	53	54	49	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	54	57	55	49	48	48	49	53	55	61	67	53	41	34	32
Tue	31	41	54	64	57	56	50	48	46	54	57	69	73	59	45	36	32
Wed	32	41	53	59	56	53	48	47	47	51	57	69	73	61	48	38	33
Thu	31	41	52	59	57	52	48	47	47	55	62	69	75	59	47	40	33
Fri	32	40	48	52	52	50	51	52	54	57	60	62	60	55	48	42	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	41	47	53	51	54	52	53	53	52	50	50	44	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	42	46	48	49	53	54	49	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	54	57	55	49	48	48	49	53	55	61	67	53	41	34	32
Tue	31	41	54	64	57	56	50	48	46	54	57	69	73	59	45	36	32
Wed	32	41	53	59	56	53	48	47	47	51	57	69	73	61	48	38	33
Thu	31	41	52	59	57	52	48	47	47	55	62	69	75	59	47	40	33
Fri	32	40	48	52	52	50	51	52	54	57	60	62	60	55	48	42	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	41	47	53	51	54	52	53	53	52	50	50	44	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	42	46	48	49	53	54	49	46	44	43	35