Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Gardena

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-405 South, usually 28 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 Gardena 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	34	48	51	46	37	34	34	36	40	46	50	50	43	33	29	28
Tue	28	34	49	55	50	40	36	36	38	44	53	60	60	51	38	31	28
Wed	27	34	50	55	51	43	38	37	39	45	55	61	59	52	40	33	28
Thu	28	34	50	54	50	42	38	38	41	47	57	62	61	52	42	35	29
Fri	28	32	44	46	41	38	38	41	46	51	57	58	54	48	40	35	29
Sat	28	28	29	29	30	32	36	40	42	44	44	43	41	38	34	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	34	36	38	37	36	35	33	32	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Van Nuys to Gardena (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Gardena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	51	46	37	34	34	36	40	46	50	50	43	33	29	28
Tue	28	34	49	55	50	40	36	36	38	44	53	60	60	51	38	31	28
Wed	27	34	50	55	51	43	38	37	39	45	55	61	59	52	40	33	28
Thu	28	34	50	54	50	42	38	38	41	47	57	62	61	52	42	35	29
Fri	28	32	44	46	41	38	38	41	46	51	57	58	54	48	40	35	29
Sat	28	28	29	29	30	32	36	40	42	44	44	43	41	38	34	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	34	36	38	37	36	35	33	32	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	51	46	37	34	34	36	40	46	50	50	43	33	29	28
Tue	28	34	49	55	50	40	36	36	38	44	53	60	60	51	38	31	28
Wed	27	34	50	55	51	43	38	37	39	45	55	61	59	52	40	33	28
Thu	28	34	50	54	50	42	38	38	41	47	57	62	61	52	42	35	29
Fri	28	32	44	46	41	38	38	41	46	51	57	58	54	48	40	35	29
Sat	28	28	29	29	30	32	36	40	42	44	44	43	41	38	34	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	34	36	38	37	36	35	33	32	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	51	46	37	34	34	36	40	46	50	50	43	33	29	28
Tue	28	34	49	55	50	40	36	36	38	44	53	60	60	51	38	31	28
Wed	27	34	50	55	51	43	38	37	39	45	55	61	59	52	40	33	28
Thu	28	34	50	54	50	42	38	38	41	47	57	62	61	52	42	35	29
Fri	28	32	44	46	41	38	38	41	46	51	57	58	54	48	40	35	29
Sat	28	28	29	29	30	32	36	40	42	44	44	43	41	38	34	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	34	36	38	37	36	35	33	32	31	29