Best Time to Drive from SNA to Van Nuys

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 1% 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 SNA 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	54	56	58	57	58	59	62	64	70	96	119	129	111	83	64	59	54
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	63	68	88	120	129	110	84	66	58	55
Wed	53	56	58	62	63	67	67	67	74	98	119	131	121	99	79	74	59
Thu	55	58	60	62	62	63	64	68	75	86	112	126	108	86	69	61	55
Fri	54	56	59	62	61	59	59	62	69	84	104	114	101	77	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	62	63	61	60	58	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	59	58	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from SNA to Van Nuys (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 SNA to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to Van Nuys?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 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	54	56	58	57	58	59	62	64	70	96	119	129	111	83	64	59	54
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	63	68	88	120	129	110	84	66	58	55
Wed	53	56	58	62	63	67	67	67	74	98	119	131	121	99	79	74	59
Thu	55	58	60	62	62	63	64	68	75	86	112	126	108	86	69	61	55
Fri	54	56	59	62	61	59	59	62	69	84	104	114	101	77	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	62	63	61	60	58	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	59	58	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	58	57	58	59	62	64	70	96	119	129	111	83	64	59	54
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	63	68	88	120	129	110	84	66	58	55
Wed	53	56	58	62	63	67	67	67	74	98	119	131	121	99	79	74	59
Thu	55	58	60	62	62	63	64	68	75	86	112	126	108	86	69	61	55
Fri	54	56	59	62	61	59	59	62	69	84	104	114	101	77	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	62	63	61	60	58	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	59	58	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	58	57	58	59	62	64	70	96	119	129	111	83	64	59	54
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	63	68	88	120	129	110	84	66	58	55
Wed	53	56	58	62	63	67	67	67	74	98	119	131	121	99	79	74	59
Thu	55	58	60	62	62	63	64	68	75	86	112	126	108	86	69	61	55
Fri	54	56	59	62	61	59	59	62	69	84	104	114	101	77	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	62	63	61	60	58	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	59	58	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	54