Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Fountain Valley

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-405 South, usually 65 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Fountain Valley 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	48	48	50	57	56	54	55	63	96	108	132	137	125	92	58	52	48
Tue	49	48	50	74	71	57	59	131	224	269	251	213	166	121	78	60	48
Wed	48	48	49	70	68	57	59	104	232	291	262	223	179	134	90	65	49
Thu	48	49	51	65	67	58	62	120	224	222	190	168	150	136	109	74	49
Fri	48	48	50	64	57	58	77	182	189	160	125	124	127	110	89	70	52
Sat	50	48	48	50	53	57	74	86	84	107	92	88	71	59	56	56	49
Sun	48	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	64	67	59	59	57	57	57	56	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Van Nuys to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 291 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 147 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 291 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Fountain Valley?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 291 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 147 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 291 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Fountain Valley 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	48	48	50	57	56	54	55	63	96	108	132	137	125	92	58	52	48
Tue	49	48	50	74	71	57	59	131	224	269	251	213	166	121	78	60	48
Wed	48	48	49	70	68	57	59	104	232	291	262	223	179	134	90	65	49
Thu	48	49	51	65	67	58	62	120	224	222	190	168	150	136	109	74	49
Fri	48	48	50	64	57	58	77	182	189	160	125	124	127	110	89	70	52
Sat	50	48	48	50	53	57	74	86	84	107	92	88	71	59	56	56	49
Sun	48	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	64	67	59	59	57	57	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	50	57	56	54	55	63	96	108	132	137	125	92	58	52	48
Tue	49	48	50	74	71	57	59	131	224	269	251	213	166	121	78	60	48
Wed	48	48	49	70	68	57	59	104	232	291	262	223	179	134	90	65	49
Thu	48	49	51	65	67	58	62	120	224	222	190	168	150	136	109	74	49
Fri	48	48	50	64	57	58	77	182	189	160	125	124	127	110	89	70	52
Sat	50	48	48	50	53	57	74	86	84	107	92	88	71	59	56	56	49
Sun	48	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	64	67	59	59	57	57	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	50	57	56	54	55	63	96	108	132	137	125	92	58	52	48
Tue	49	48	50	74	71	57	59	131	224	269	251	213	166	121	78	60	48
Wed	48	48	49	70	68	57	59	104	232	291	262	223	179	134	90	65	49
Thu	48	49	51	65	67	58	62	120	224	222	190	168	150	136	109	74	49
Fri	48	48	50	64	57	58	77	182	189	160	125	124	127	110	89	70	52
Sat	50	48	48	50	53	57	74	86	84	107	92	88	71	59	56	56	49
Sun	48	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	64	67	59	59	57	57	57	56	49