Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	44	66	91	84	82	76	65	65	64	65	75	77	76	65	51	47	45
Tue	44	98	155	135	113	101	86	71	70	73	85	88	88	76	54	48	45
Wed	44	93	164	142	115	99	84	77	75	78	90	96	95	81	57	48	45
Thu	43	97	148	127	105	100	82	76	66	72	82	95	92	76	56	48	45
Fri	43	94	135	105	92	83	91	86	81	88	88	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	47	50	58	73	84	82	89	86	79	76	73	61	63	55	46
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	54	67	75	95	89	85	66	65	60	57	55	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	91	84	82	76	65	65	64	65	75	77	76	65	51	47	45
Tue	44	98	155	135	113	101	86	71	70	73	85	88	88	76	54	48	45
Wed	44	93	164	142	115	99	84	77	75	78	90	96	95	81	57	48	45
Thu	43	97	148	127	105	100	82	76	66	72	82	95	92	76	56	48	45
Fri	43	94	135	105	92	83	91	86	81	88	88	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	47	50	58	73	84	82	89	86	79	76	73	61	63	55	46
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	54	67	75	95	89	85	66	65	60	57	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	91	84	82	76	65	65	64	65	75	77	76	65	51	47	45
Tue	44	98	155	135	113	101	86	71	70	73	85	88	88	76	54	48	45
Wed	44	93	164	142	115	99	84	77	75	78	90	96	95	81	57	48	45
Thu	43	97	148	127	105	100	82	76	66	72	82	95	92	76	56	48	45
Fri	43	94	135	105	92	83	91	86	81	88	88	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	47	50	58	73	84	82	89	86	79	76	73	61	63	55	46
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	54	67	75	95	89	85	66	65	60	57	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	91	84	82	76	65	65	64	65	75	77	76	65	51	47	45
Tue	44	98	155	135	113	101	86	71	70	73	85	88	88	76	54	48	45
Wed	44	93	164	142	115	99	84	77	75	78	90	96	95	81	57	48	45
Thu	43	97	148	127	105	100	82	76	66	72	82	95	92	76	56	48	45
Fri	43	94	135	105	92	83	91	86	81	88	88	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	47	50	58	73	84	82	89	86	79	76	73	61	63	55	46
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	54	67	75	95	89	85	66	65	60	57	55	46