Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Van Nuys

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 2% 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 South Gate 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	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	36	40	67	105	122	109	76	48	36	32
Tue	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	36	39	56	102	126	107	78	51	36	32
Wed	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	40	54	97	119	113	89	61	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	35	36	39	48	58	91	118	105	79	53	38	33
Fri	32	32	33	36	36	35	36	37	43	59	89	110	98	70	45	36	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	40	37	35	34	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from South Gate to Van Nuys (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Van Nuys?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	36	40	67	105	122	109	76	48	36	32
Tue	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	36	39	56	102	126	107	78	51	36	32
Wed	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	40	54	97	119	113	89	61	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	35	36	39	48	58	91	118	105	79	53	38	33
Fri	32	32	33	36	36	35	36	37	43	59	89	110	98	70	45	36	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	40	37	35	34	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	36	40	67	105	122	109	76	48	36	32
Tue	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	36	39	56	102	126	107	78	51	36	32
Wed	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	40	54	97	119	113	89	61	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	35	36	39	48	58	91	118	105	79	53	38	33
Fri	32	32	33	36	36	35	36	37	43	59	89	110	98	70	45	36	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	40	37	35	34	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	36	40	67	105	122	109	76	48	36	32
Tue	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	36	39	56	102	126	107	78	51	36	32
Wed	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	40	54	97	119	113	89	61	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	35	36	39	48	58	91	118	105	79	53	38	33
Fri	32	32	33	36	36	35	36	37	43	59	89	110	98	70	45	36	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	40	37	35	34	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33	32