Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Aliso Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-405 South, usually 96 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

Minutes from Van Nuys to Aliso Viejo 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	63	66	90	86	74	71	71	76	89	96	114	115	113	99	74	69	65
Tue	64	68	88	103	93	77	74	100	141	186	218	214	174	133	94	75	63
Wed	63	67	85	100	93	76	72	88	150	219	221	211	183	142	104	80	64
Thu	63	67	85	95	86	73	76	100	136	194	182	171	157	141	118	88	65
Fri	63	66	74	80	73	70	78	136	160	156	134	130	137	124	105	86	66
Sat	64	64	63	64	66	68	75	85	89	101	97	93	86	77	72	72	64
Sun	64	64	63	65	66	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	76	72	72	71	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Van Nuys to Aliso Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 225 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Aliso Viejo 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 Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 225 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Aliso Viejo?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 225 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 225 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	90	86	74	71	71	76	89	96	114	115	113	99	74	69	65
Tue	64	68	88	103	93	77	74	100	141	186	218	214	174	133	94	75	63
Wed	63	67	85	100	93	76	72	88	150	219	221	211	183	142	104	80	64
Thu	63	67	85	95	86	73	76	100	136	194	182	171	157	141	118	88	65
Fri	63	66	74	80	73	70	78	136	160	156	134	130	137	124	105	86	66
Sat	64	64	63	64	66	68	75	85	89	101	97	93	86	77	72	72	64
Sun	64	64	63	65	66	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	76	72	72	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	90	86	74	71	71	76	89	96	114	115	113	99	74	69	65
Tue	64	68	88	103	93	77	74	100	141	186	218	214	174	133	94	75	63
Wed	63	67	85	100	93	76	72	88	150	219	221	211	183	142	104	80	64
Thu	63	67	85	95	86	73	76	100	136	194	182	171	157	141	118	88	65
Fri	63	66	74	80	73	70	78	136	160	156	134	130	137	124	105	86	66
Sat	64	64	63	64	66	68	75	85	89	101	97	93	86	77	72	72	64
Sun	64	64	63	65	66	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	76	72	72	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	90	86	74	71	71	76	89	96	114	115	113	99	74	69	65
Tue	64	68	88	103	93	77	74	100	141	186	218	214	174	133	94	75	63
Wed	63	67	85	100	93	76	72	88	150	219	221	211	183	142	104	80	64
Thu	63	67	85	95	86	73	76	100	136	194	182	171	157	141	118	88	65
Fri	63	66	74	80	73	70	78	136	160	156	134	130	137	124	105	86	66
Sat	64	64	63	64	66	68	75	85	89	101	97	93	86	77	72	72	64
Sun	64	64	63	65	66	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	76	72	72	71	64