Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Fullerton

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 59 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 Fullerton 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	44	52	52	47	46	49	50	53	54	68	77	73	64	49	43	40
Tue	39	44	56	58	49	48	48	50	51	58	74	81	80	68	55	46	40
Wed	39	43	58	59	49	46	48	50	50	59	68	73	72	64	54	46	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	50	51	53	53	57	61	79	88	81	69	52	46	40
Fri	39	42	53	55	52	49	49	52	59	69	86	79	80	67	53	48	41
Sat	40	40	41	44	46	45	49	50	54	57	64	59	57	49	47	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	46	50	51	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Van Nuys to Fullerton (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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

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Fullerton 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	41	44	52	52	47	46	49	50	53	54	68	77	73	64	49	43	40
Tue	39	44	56	58	49	48	48	50	51	58	74	81	80	68	55	46	40
Wed	39	43	58	59	49	46	48	50	50	59	68	73	72	64	54	46	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	50	51	53	53	57	61	79	88	81	69	52	46	40
Fri	39	42	53	55	52	49	49	52	59	69	86	79	80	67	53	48	41
Sat	40	40	41	44	46	45	49	50	54	57	64	59	57	49	47	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	46	50	51	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	52	52	47	46	49	50	53	54	68	77	73	64	49	43	40
Tue	39	44	56	58	49	48	48	50	51	58	74	81	80	68	55	46	40
Wed	39	43	58	59	49	46	48	50	50	59	68	73	72	64	54	46	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	50	51	53	53	57	61	79	88	81	69	52	46	40
Fri	39	42	53	55	52	49	49	52	59	69	86	79	80	67	53	48	41
Sat	40	40	41	44	46	45	49	50	54	57	64	59	57	49	47	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	46	50	51	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	52	52	47	46	49	50	53	54	68	77	73	64	49	43	40
Tue	39	44	56	58	49	48	48	50	51	58	74	81	80	68	55	46	40
Wed	39	43	58	59	49	46	48	50	50	59	68	73	72	64	54	46	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	50	51	53	53	57	61	79	88	81	69	52	46	40
Fri	39	42	53	55	52	49	49	52	59	69	86	79	80	67	53	48	41
Sat	40	40	41	44	46	45	49	50	54	57	64	59	57	49	47	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	46	50	51	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	42