Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Van Nuys

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	73	103	113	104	99	92	86	87	90	97	99	106	105	83	74	73	70
Tue	70	139	155	133	115	105	92	87	87	93	102	112	111	90	76	72	70
Wed	70	135	165	141	115	104	92	89	89	99	108	117	114	93	79	75	69
Thu	73	133	150	125	108	105	90	89	85	94	104	115	103	87	75	72	69
Fri	71	130	133	103	98	94	100	95	97	104	106	100	96	86	79	75	70
Sat	69	71	72	78	86	92	99	97	105	101	96	92	84	82	79	75	69
Sun	69	69	71	71	72	79	91	93	107	106	95	81	79	79	81	77	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Van Nuys (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 165 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 165 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 165 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 165 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	103	113	104	99	92	86	87	90	97	99	106	105	83	74	73	70
Tue	70	139	155	133	115	105	92	87	87	93	102	112	111	90	76	72	70
Wed	70	135	165	141	115	104	92	89	89	99	108	117	114	93	79	75	69
Thu	73	133	150	125	108	105	90	89	85	94	104	115	103	87	75	72	69
Fri	71	130	133	103	98	94	100	95	97	104	106	100	96	86	79	75	70
Sat	69	71	72	78	86	92	99	97	105	101	96	92	84	82	79	75	69
Sun	69	69	71	71	72	79	91	93	107	106	95	81	79	79	81	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	103	113	104	99	92	86	87	90	97	99	106	105	83	74	73	70
Tue	70	139	155	133	115	105	92	87	87	93	102	112	111	90	76	72	70
Wed	70	135	165	141	115	104	92	89	89	99	108	117	114	93	79	75	69
Thu	73	133	150	125	108	105	90	89	85	94	104	115	103	87	75	72	69
Fri	71	130	133	103	98	94	100	95	97	104	106	100	96	86	79	75	70
Sat	69	71	72	78	86	92	99	97	105	101	96	92	84	82	79	75	69
Sun	69	69	71	71	72	79	91	93	107	106	95	81	79	79	81	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	103	113	104	99	92	86	87	90	97	99	106	105	83	74	73	70
Tue	70	139	155	133	115	105	92	87	87	93	102	112	111	90	76	72	70
Wed	70	135	165	141	115	104	92	89	89	99	108	117	114	93	79	75	69
Thu	73	133	150	125	108	105	90	89	85	94	104	115	103	87	75	72	69
Fri	71	130	133	103	98	94	100	95	97	104	106	100	96	86	79	75	70
Sat	69	71	72	78	86	92	99	97	105	101	96	92	84	82	79	75	69
Sun	69	69	71	71	72	79	91	93	107	106	95	81	79	79	81	77	68