Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 67 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 Pico Rivera 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	38	53	54	52	48	46	46	46	48	53	56	67	54	40	32	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	54	53	47	46	44	50	53	61	71	57	43	35	30
Wed	30	38	50	54	54	52	46	45	44	47	51	67	72	60	47	36	31
Thu	29	37	49	55	54	50	47	45	44	51	57	66	72	58	46	40	31
Fri	30	37	44	48	50	45	46	48	50	54	56	59	58	53	45	41	32
Sat	30	30	31	34	38	45	49	47	52	50	50	48	50	48	48	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	44	47	48	53	53	50	46	46	41	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Van Nuys to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	53	54	52	48	46	46	46	48	53	56	67	54	40	32	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	54	53	47	46	44	50	53	61	71	57	43	35	30
Wed	30	38	50	54	54	52	46	45	44	47	51	67	72	60	47	36	31
Thu	29	37	49	55	54	50	47	45	44	51	57	66	72	58	46	40	31
Fri	30	37	44	48	50	45	46	48	50	54	56	59	58	53	45	41	32
Sat	30	30	31	34	38	45	49	47	52	50	50	48	50	48	48	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	44	47	48	53	53	50	46	46	41	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	53	54	52	48	46	46	46	48	53	56	67	54	40	32	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	54	53	47	46	44	50	53	61	71	57	43	35	30
Wed	30	38	50	54	54	52	46	45	44	47	51	67	72	60	47	36	31
Thu	29	37	49	55	54	50	47	45	44	51	57	66	72	58	46	40	31
Fri	30	37	44	48	50	45	46	48	50	54	56	59	58	53	45	41	32
Sat	30	30	31	34	38	45	49	47	52	50	50	48	50	48	48	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	44	47	48	53	53	50	46	46	41	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	53	54	52	48	46	46	46	48	53	56	67	54	40	32	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	54	53	47	46	44	50	53	61	71	57	43	35	30
Wed	30	38	50	54	54	52	46	45	44	47	51	67	72	60	47	36	31
Thu	29	37	49	55	54	50	47	45	44	51	57	66	72	58	46	40	31
Fri	30	37	44	48	50	45	46	48	50	54	56	59	58	53	45	41	32
Sat	30	30	31	34	38	45	49	47	52	50	50	48	50	48	48	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	44	47	48	53	53	50	46	46	41	33