Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Diamond Bar

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Diamond Bar 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	41	45	49	49	49	47	48	49	50	59	75	84	82	67	51	44	42
Tue	42	45	49	50	49	48	48	49	52	62	79	83	84	74	57	46	42
Wed	41	44	50	49	52	49	50	50	52	63	80	87	88	73	57	47	42
Thu	42	45	49	50	51	49	48	50	55	70	87	94	91	77	61	48	43
Fri	42	44	47	48	50	49	51	59	70	81	92	91	85	71	59	50	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	46	49	52	55	59	60	58	53	50	47	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	48	49	48	49	48	46	45	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Van Nuys to Diamond Bar (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 11 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 Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Diamond Bar?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Diamond Bar?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South 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
Mon	41	45	49	49	49	47	48	49	50	59	75	84	82	67	51	44	42
Tue	42	45	49	50	49	48	48	49	52	62	79	83	84	74	57	46	42
Wed	41	44	50	49	52	49	50	50	52	63	80	87	88	73	57	47	42
Thu	42	45	49	50	51	49	48	50	55	70	87	94	91	77	61	48	43
Fri	42	44	47	48	50	49	51	59	70	81	92	91	85	71	59	50	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	46	49	52	55	59	60	58	53	50	47	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	48	49	48	49	48	46	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	49	49	49	47	48	49	50	59	75	84	82	67	51	44	42
Tue	42	45	49	50	49	48	48	49	52	62	79	83	84	74	57	46	42
Wed	41	44	50	49	52	49	50	50	52	63	80	87	88	73	57	47	42
Thu	42	45	49	50	51	49	48	50	55	70	87	94	91	77	61	48	43
Fri	42	44	47	48	50	49	51	59	70	81	92	91	85	71	59	50	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	46	49	52	55	59	60	58	53	50	47	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	48	49	48	49	48	46	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	49	49	49	47	48	49	50	59	75	84	82	67	51	44	42
Tue	42	45	49	50	49	48	48	49	52	62	79	83	84	74	57	46	42
Wed	41	44	50	49	52	49	50	50	52	63	80	87	88	73	57	47	42
Thu	42	45	49	50	51	49	48	50	55	70	87	94	91	77	61	48	43
Fri	42	44	47	48	50	49	51	59	70	81	92	91	85	71	59	50	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	46	49	52	55	59	60	58	53	50	47	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	48	49	48	49	48	46	45	46	42