Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-134 East and I-210 East, usually 44 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.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Van Nuys to Arcadia (via SR-134 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Van Nuys

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 16 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Van Nuys to Arcadia 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	28	30	39	44	41	34	31	30	31	33	36	39	37	34	30	28	28
Tue	28	31	41	46	46	38	32	31	32	34	40	43	44	39	32	29	28
Wed	28	31	41	47	45	39	33	31	32	37	43	46	46	39	32	29	28
Thu	28	31	41	46	44	38	33	31	33	38	45	47	47	40	33	29	28
Fri	28	30	35	37	36	34	33	34	38	42	45	44	41	37	33	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	33	35	36	36	34	33	31	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28

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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Arcadia?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	44	41	34	31	30	31	33	36	39	37	34	30	28	28
Tue	28	31	41	46	46	38	32	31	32	34	40	43	44	39	32	29	28
Wed	28	31	41	47	45	39	33	31	32	37	43	46	46	39	32	29	28
Thu	28	31	41	46	44	38	33	31	33	38	45	47	47	40	33	29	28
Fri	28	30	35	37	36	34	33	34	38	42	45	44	41	37	33	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	33	35	36	36	34	33	31	30	29	28
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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	28	31	41	46	46	38	32	31	32	34	40	43	44	39	32	29	28
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	44	41	34	31	30	31	33	36	39	37	34	30	28	28
Tue	28	31	41	46	46	38	32	31	32	34	40	43	44	39	32	29	28
Wed	28	31	41	47	45	39	33	31	32	37	43	46	46	39	32	29	28
Thu	28	31	41	46	44	38	33	31	33	38	45	47	47	40	33	29	28
Fri	28	30	35	37	36	34	33	34	38	42	45	44	41	37	33	31	28
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