Best Time to Drive from Upland to Van Nuys

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Upland 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	47	69	81	79	72	64	63	59	60	60	65	72	76	61	51	50	48
Tue	47	72	93	85	77	69	63	59	58	63	68	82	84	65	54	50	49
Wed	47	70	91	84	75	67	61	61	59	64	74	87	84	71	56	52	49
Thu	47	69	92	86	75	65	61	60	59	67	74	81	86	70	56	52	48
Fri	47	60	68	67	65	66	65	67	69	74	80	79	77	69	56	51	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	55	63	65	67	68	63	61	61	58	55	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	61	59	63	61	60	54	52	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Upland to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Van Nuys to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	69	81	79	72	64	63	59	60	60	65	72	76	61	51	50	48
Tue	47	72	93	85	77	69	63	59	58	63	68	82	84	65	54	50	49
Wed	47	70	91	84	75	67	61	61	59	64	74	87	84	71	56	52	49
Thu	47	69	92	86	75	65	61	60	59	67	74	81	86	70	56	52	48
Fri	47	60	68	67	65	66	65	67	69	74	80	79	77	69	56	51	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	55	63	65	67	68	63	61	61	58	55	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	61	59	63	61	60	54	52	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	69	81	79	72	64	63	59	60	60	65	72	76	61	51	50	48
Tue	47	72	93	85	77	69	63	59	58	63	68	82	84	65	54	50	49
Wed	47	70	91	84	75	67	61	61	59	64	74	87	84	71	56	52	49
Thu	47	69	92	86	75	65	61	60	59	67	74	81	86	70	56	52	48
Fri	47	60	68	67	65	66	65	67	69	74	80	79	77	69	56	51	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	55	63	65	67	68	63	61	61	58	55	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	61	59	63	61	60	54	52	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	69	81	79	72	64	63	59	60	60	65	72	76	61	51	50	48
Tue	47	72	93	85	77	69	63	59	58	63	68	82	84	65	54	50	49
Wed	47	70	91	84	75	67	61	61	59	64	74	87	84	71	56	52	49
Thu	47	69	92	86	75	65	61	60	59	67	74	81	86	70	56	52	48
Fri	47	60	68	67	65	66	65	67	69	74	80	79	77	69	56	51	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	55	63	65	67	68	63	61	61	58	55	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	61	59	63	61	60	54	52	53	48