Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Van Nuys

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 175 minutes via I-210 West and I-10 West, usually 135 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Palm Desert 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	157	175	182	162	147	141	140	141	145	152	148	146	139	133	132	131	130
Tue	165	188	199	171	150	142	139	140	146	149	152	148	142	133	132	131	129
Wed	165	184	192	165	147	143	141	142	147	155	157	152	144	134	132	131	129
Thu	159	180	187	164	149	142	140	143	148	155	158	155	145	135	133	130	128
Fri	143	154	161	153	151	148	151	152	156	163	167	157	147	135	130	129	128
Sat	129	129	131	133	138	144	145	145	147	146	146	144	139	134	132	129	128
Sun	127	129	129	131	134	136	144	146	147	144	143	141	139	137	134	129	128

About this drive

On weekdays the 141-mile drive from Palm Desert to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 128 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 147 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 124 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 128 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Desert to Van Nuys?

The 141-mile drive usually takes 128 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 147 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (33 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 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	157	175	182	162	147	141	140	141	145	152	148	146	139	133	132	131	130
Tue	165	188	199	171	150	142	139	140	146	149	152	148	142	133	132	131	129
Wed	165	184	192	165	147	143	141	142	147	155	157	152	144	134	132	131	129
Thu	159	180	187	164	149	142	140	143	148	155	158	155	145	135	133	130	128
Fri	143	154	161	153	151	148	151	152	156	163	167	157	147	135	130	129	128
Sat	129	129	131	133	138	144	145	145	147	146	146	144	139	134	132	129	128
Sun	127	129	129	131	134	136	144	146	147	144	143	141	139	137	134	129	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	157	175	182	162	147	141	140	141	145	152	148	146	139	133	132	131	130
Tue	165	188	199	171	150	142	139	140	146	149	152	148	142	133	132	131	129
Wed	165	184	192	165	147	143	141	142	147	155	157	152	144	134	132	131	129
Thu	159	180	187	164	149	142	140	143	148	155	158	155	145	135	133	130	128
Fri	143	154	161	153	151	148	151	152	156	163	167	157	147	135	130	129	128
Sat	129	129	131	133	138	144	145	145	147	146	146	144	139	134	132	129	128
Sun	127	129	129	131	134	136	144	146	147	144	143	141	139	137	134	129	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	157	175	182	162	147	141	140	141	145	152	148	146	139	133	132	131	130
Tue	165	188	199	171	150	142	139	140	146	149	152	148	142	133	132	131	129
Wed	165	184	192	165	147	143	141	142	147	155	157	152	144	134	132	131	129
Thu	159	180	187	164	149	142	140	143	148	155	158	155	145	135	133	130	128
Fri	143	154	161	153	151	148	151	152	156	163	167	157	147	135	130	129	128
Sat	129	129	131	133	138	144	145	145	147	146	146	144	139	134	132	129	128
Sun	127	129	129	131	134	136	144	146	147	144	143	141	139	137	134	129	128