Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Adelanto

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 106 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Van Nuys to Adelanto 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	103	105	104	103	108	112	115	118	116	122	123	131	128	129	118	110	107
Tue	103	105	106	103	104	108	107	108	110	112	119	128	138	134	125	117	107
Wed	103	103	103	102	104	105	108	108	110	114	122	126	123	124	118	110	104
Thu	105	104	106	111	113	114	113	115	119	117	136	147	138	128	125	115	105
Fri	104	106	104	104	104	120	119	124	126	128	131	137	133	131	129	122	105
Sat	103	103	103	103	104	112	123	126	115	119	112	111	109	105	105	108	103
Sun	103	103	102	103	103	107	121	141	157	159	144	121	110	109	108	107	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Van Nuys to Adelanto (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (160 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (67 to 98 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys to central Adelanto 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 Van Nuys to Adelanto?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 102 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Adelanto?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	103	105	106	103	104	108	107	108	110	112	119	128	138	134	125	117	107
Wed	103	103	103	102	104	105	108	108	110	114	122	126	123	124	118	110	104
Thu	105	104	106	111	113	114	113	115	119	117	136	147	138	128	125	115	105
Fri	104	106	104	104	104	120	119	124	126	128	131	137	133	131	129	122	105
Sat	103	103	103	103	104	112	123	126	115	119	112	111	109	105	105	108	103
Sun	103	103	102	103	103	107	121	141	157	159	144	121	110	109	108	107	104

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Mon	103	105	104	103	108	112	115	118	116	122	123	131	128	129	118	110	107
Tue	103	105	106	103	104	108	107	108	110	112	119	128	138	134	125	117	107
Wed	103	103	103	102	104	105	108	108	110	114	122	126	123	124	118	110	104
Thu	105	104	106	111	113	114	113	115	119	117	136	147	138	128	125	115	105
Fri	104	106	104	104	104	120	119	124	126	128	131	137	133	131	129	122	105
Sat	103	103	103	103	104	112	123	126	115	119	112	111	109	105	105	108	103
Sun	103	103	102	103	103	107	121	141	157	159	144	121	110	109	108	107	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	105	104	103	108	112	115	118	116	122	123	131	128	129	118	110	107
Tue	103	105	106	103	104	108	107	108	110	112	119	128	138	134	125	117	107
Wed	103	103	103	102	104	105	108	108	110	114	122	126	123	124	118	110	104
Thu	105	104	106	111	113	114	113	115	119	117	136	147	138	128	125	115	105
Fri	104	106	104	104	104	120	119	124	126	128	131	137	133	131	129	122	105
Sat	103	103	103	103	104	112	123	126	115	119	112	111	109	105	105	108	103
Sun	103	103	102	103	103	107	121	141	157	159	144	121	110	109	108	107	104