Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 71 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 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	39	67	70	68	60	57	56	60	66	76	78	71	57	47	34	30
Tue	29	42	63	72	69	68	57	56	55	73	79	75	64	54	51	38	30
Wed	29	41	61	66	68	64	57	57	56	66	75	74	68	53	53	41	31
Thu	29	40	61	64	70	62	56	57	60	76	80	78	70	56	52	49	32
Fri	30	37	54	61	61	57	58	63	72	81	78	76	71	61	57	50	33
Sat	31	30	31	36	40	56	62	64	73	73	71	72	68	66	65	55	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	51	58	64	69	73	70	65	60	60	50	36

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 81 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (73 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 81 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 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 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	39	67	70	68	60	57	56	60	66	76	78	71	57	47	34	30
Tue	29	42	63	72	69	68	57	56	55	73	79	75	64	54	51	38	30
Wed	29	41	61	66	68	64	57	57	56	66	75	74	68	53	53	41	31
Thu	29	40	61	64	70	62	56	57	60	76	80	78	70	56	52	49	32
Fri	30	37	54	61	61	57	58	63	72	81	78	76	71	61	57	50	33
Sat	31	30	31	36	40	56	62	64	73	73	71	72	68	66	65	55	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	51	58	64	69	73	70	65	60	60	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	67	70	68	60	57	56	60	66	76	78	71	57	47	34	30
Tue	29	42	63	72	69	68	57	56	55	73	79	75	64	54	51	38	30
Wed	29	41	61	66	68	64	57	57	56	66	75	74	68	53	53	41	31
Thu	29	40	61	64	70	62	56	57	60	76	80	78	70	56	52	49	32
Fri	30	37	54	61	61	57	58	63	72	81	78	76	71	61	57	50	33
Sat	31	30	31	36	40	56	62	64	73	73	71	72	68	66	65	55	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	51	58	64	69	73	70	65	60	60	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	67	70	68	60	57	56	60	66	76	78	71	57	47	34	30
Tue	29	42	63	72	69	68	57	56	55	73	79	75	64	54	51	38	30
Wed	29	41	61	66	68	64	57	57	56	66	75	74	68	53	53	41	31
Thu	29	40	61	64	70	62	56	57	60	76	80	78	70	56	52	49	32
Fri	30	37	54	61	61	57	58	63	72	81	78	76	71	61	57	50	33
Sat	31	30	31	36	40	56	62	64	73	73	71	72	68	66	65	55	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	38	51	58	64	69	73	70	65	60	60	50	36