Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Van Nuys

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 27% 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 San Dimas 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	37	46	70	73	63	53	50	46	46	48	54	55	57	48	42	39	38
Tue	37	48	77	79	71	57	52	47	45	49	55	58	59	50	43	40	38
Wed	38	47	75	75	66	54	48	49	47	49	59	65	64	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	47	70	73	64	54	50	48	46	52	59	63	64	55	46	41	38
Fri	37	44	54	55	53	53	54	55	58	61	66	67	68	58	48	41	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	43	50	54	54	54	53	52	53	49	47	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	50	49	52	49	48	44	43	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from San Dimas to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 San Dimas to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Van Nuys?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 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	37	46	70	73	63	53	50	46	46	48	54	55	57	48	42	39	38
Tue	37	48	77	79	71	57	52	47	45	49	55	58	59	50	43	40	38
Wed	38	47	75	75	66	54	48	49	47	49	59	65	64	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	47	70	73	64	54	50	48	46	52	59	63	64	55	46	41	38
Fri	37	44	54	55	53	53	54	55	58	61	66	67	68	58	48	41	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	43	50	54	54	54	53	52	53	49	47	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	50	49	52	49	48	44	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	70	73	63	53	50	46	46	48	54	55	57	48	42	39	38
Tue	37	48	77	79	71	57	52	47	45	49	55	58	59	50	43	40	38
Wed	38	47	75	75	66	54	48	49	47	49	59	65	64	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	47	70	73	64	54	50	48	46	52	59	63	64	55	46	41	38
Fri	37	44	54	55	53	53	54	55	58	61	66	67	68	58	48	41	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	43	50	54	54	54	53	52	53	49	47	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	50	49	52	49	48	44	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	70	73	63	53	50	46	46	48	54	55	57	48	42	39	38
Tue	37	48	77	79	71	57	52	47	45	49	55	58	59	50	43	40	38
Wed	38	47	75	75	66	54	48	49	47	49	59	65	64	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	47	70	73	64	54	50	48	46	52	59	63	64	55	46	41	38
Fri	37	44	54	55	53	53	54	55	58	61	66	67	68	58	48	41	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	43	50	54	54	54	53	52	53	49	47	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	50	49	52	49	48	44	43	42	38