Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Van Nuys

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 53 minutes via I-10 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Ontario to Van Nuys (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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