Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Van Nuys
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 65 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 60 | 85 | 114 | 109 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Tue | 60 | 111 | 151 | 158 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 62 |
| Wed | 60 | 71 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 60 |
| Thu | 60 | 90 | 136 | 117 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 63 |
| Fri | 60 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 |
| Sat | 61 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 59 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Santa Paula to Van Nuys (via I-5 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).
About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (39 to 137 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to Van Nuys?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Van Nuys?
The 51-mile drive usually takes 60 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Van Nuys?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)
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