Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Van Nuys

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 6% 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	82	105	95	95	87	76	77	77	79	89	93	84	67	51	48	45
Tue	44	106	154	133	112	104	89	74	72	75	87	89	88	75	54	48	45
Wed	44	97	160	139	112	98	83	75	75	79	91	97	94	80	57	48	45
Thu	44	101	146	124	103	98	81	75	66	70	80	96	89	72	54	48	45
Fri	43	100	135	106	94	86	95	89	83	90	89	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	46	47	47	50	62	81	92	88	97	93	85	79	74	64	64	55	45
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	55	69	78	97	97	88	65	60	54	53	54	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 160 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (97 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 36 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 160 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 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 160 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	82	105	95	95	87	76	77	77	79	89	93	84	67	51	48	45
Tue	44	106	154	133	112	104	89	74	72	75	87	89	88	75	54	48	45
Wed	44	97	160	139	112	98	83	75	75	79	91	97	94	80	57	48	45
Thu	44	101	146	124	103	98	81	75	66	70	80	96	89	72	54	48	45
Fri	43	100	135	106	94	86	95	89	83	90	89	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	46	47	47	50	62	81	92	88	97	93	85	79	74	64	64	55	45
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	55	69	78	97	97	88	65	60	54	53	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	82	105	95	95	87	76	77	77	79	89	93	84	67	51	48	45
Tue	44	106	154	133	112	104	89	74	72	75	87	89	88	75	54	48	45
Wed	44	97	160	139	112	98	83	75	75	79	91	97	94	80	57	48	45
Thu	44	101	146	124	103	98	81	75	66	70	80	96	89	72	54	48	45
Fri	43	100	135	106	94	86	95	89	83	90	89	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	46	47	47	50	62	81	92	88	97	93	85	79	74	64	64	55	45
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	55	69	78	97	97	88	65	60	54	53	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	82	105	95	95	87	76	77	77	79	89	93	84	67	51	48	45
Tue	44	106	154	133	112	104	89	74	72	75	87	89	88	75	54	48	45
Wed	44	97	160	139	112	98	83	75	75	79	91	97	94	80	57	48	45
Thu	44	101	146	124	103	98	81	75	66	70	80	96	89	72	54	48	45
Fri	43	100	135	106	94	86	95	89	83	90	89	80	68	61	51	48	45
Sat	46	47	47	50	62	81	92	88	97	93	85	79	74	64	64	55	45
Sun	46	45	47	46	48	55	69	78	97	97	88	65	60	54	53	54	46