Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Compton

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 59 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 Compton 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	34	42	56	58	52	44	41	42	46	52	62	67	65	55	42	36	34
Tue	33	42	56	60	55	46	43	43	47	56	68	74	72	61	46	38	34
Wed	33	41	56	59	55	48	45	44	49	58	70	76	73	62	49	40	34
Thu	33	42	57	59	55	48	45	46	50	60	71	77	74	63	50	42	35
Fri	33	40	53	53	47	44	46	50	58	68	75	76	71	59	49	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	37	39	43	47	50	52	53	52	50	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Van Nuys to Compton (via I-405 South and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Compton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Compton 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	34	42	56	58	52	44	41	42	46	52	62	67	65	55	42	36	34
Tue	33	42	56	60	55	46	43	43	47	56	68	74	72	61	46	38	34
Wed	33	41	56	59	55	48	45	44	49	58	70	76	73	62	49	40	34
Thu	33	42	57	59	55	48	45	46	50	60	71	77	74	63	50	42	35
Fri	33	40	53	53	47	44	46	50	58	68	75	76	71	59	49	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	37	39	43	47	50	52	53	52	50	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	58	52	44	41	42	46	52	62	67	65	55	42	36	34
Tue	33	42	56	60	55	46	43	43	47	56	68	74	72	61	46	38	34
Wed	33	41	56	59	55	48	45	44	49	58	70	76	73	62	49	40	34
Thu	33	42	57	59	55	48	45	46	50	60	71	77	74	63	50	42	35
Fri	33	40	53	53	47	44	46	50	58	68	75	76	71	59	49	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	37	39	43	47	50	52	53	52	50	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	58	52	44	41	42	46	52	62	67	65	55	42	36	34
Tue	33	42	56	60	55	46	43	43	47	56	68	74	72	61	46	38	34
Wed	33	41	56	59	55	48	45	44	49	58	70	76	73	62	49	40	34
Thu	33	42	57	59	55	48	45	46	50	60	71	77	74	63	50	42	35
Fri	33	40	53	53	47	44	46	50	58	68	75	76	71	59	49	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	37	39	43	47	50	52	53	52	50	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	34