Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North, usually 115 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Rowland Heights 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	36	88	115	124	120	114	102	103	110	119	114	116	100	87	70	44	39
Tue	37	81	105	112	128	113	94	90	99	112	110	112	99	93	77	50	39
Wed	36	73	95	101	119	111	104	91	99	105	106	111	99	97	82	60	40
Thu	36	73	97	109	118	103	96	99	116	113	110	112	98	96	88	65	42
Fri	37	72	101	109	109	100	100	102	117	112	109	111	102	93	91	70	42
Sat	39	39	42	52	64	92	104	101	113	111	115	112	108	111	109	74	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	56	85	105	111	124	125	115	106	106	93	73	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Van Nuys (via SR-60 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Van Nuys?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 36 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 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	36	88	115	124	120	114	102	103	110	119	114	116	100	87	70	44	39
Tue	37	81	105	112	128	113	94	90	99	112	110	112	99	93	77	50	39
Wed	36	73	95	101	119	111	104	91	99	105	106	111	99	97	82	60	40
Thu	36	73	97	109	118	103	96	99	116	113	110	112	98	96	88	65	42
Fri	37	72	101	109	109	100	100	102	117	112	109	111	102	93	91	70	42
Sat	39	39	42	52	64	92	104	101	113	111	115	112	108	111	109	74	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	56	85	105	111	124	125	115	106	106	93	73	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	88	115	124	120	114	102	103	110	119	114	116	100	87	70	44	39
Tue	37	81	105	112	128	113	94	90	99	112	110	112	99	93	77	50	39
Wed	36	73	95	101	119	111	104	91	99	105	106	111	99	97	82	60	40
Thu	36	73	97	109	118	103	96	99	116	113	110	112	98	96	88	65	42
Fri	37	72	101	109	109	100	100	102	117	112	109	111	102	93	91	70	42
Sat	39	39	42	52	64	92	104	101	113	111	115	112	108	111	109	74	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	56	85	105	111	124	125	115	106	106	93	73	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	88	115	124	120	114	102	103	110	119	114	116	100	87	70	44	39
Tue	37	81	105	112	128	113	94	90	99	112	110	112	99	93	77	50	39
Wed	36	73	95	101	119	111	104	91	99	105	106	111	99	97	82	60	40
Thu	36	73	97	109	118	103	96	99	116	113	110	112	98	96	88	65	42
Fri	37	72	101	109	109	100	100	102	117	112	109	111	102	93	91	70	42
Sat	39	39	42	52	64	92	104	101	113	111	115	112	108	111	109	74	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	56	85	105	111	124	125	115	106	106	93	73	50