Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Gardena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-405 South, usually 58 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	27	28	28	32	34	32	32	36	43	49	58	62	62	54	36	31	27
Tue	28	28	28	40	52	37	35	46	69	82	98	134	123	91	57	39	28
Wed	27	28	28	39	48	34	36	45	68	95	122	124	132	99	67	45	28
Thu	27	28	28	37	47	34	39	51	63	90	112	121	118	104	81	53	30
Fri	28	28	28	32	34	33	41	64	79	89	92	98	101	90	72	50	30
Sat	28	28	28	28	30	32	36	42	47	56	58	56	51	42	37	36	29
Sun	27	28	27	28	29	30	31	35	37	39	39	39	38	35	36	34	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 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (60 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 18 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 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 141 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 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Gardena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 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	27	28	28	32	34	32	32	36	43	49	58	62	62	54	36	31	27
Tue	28	28	28	40	52	37	35	46	69	82	98	134	123	91	57	39	28
Wed	27	28	28	39	48	34	36	45	68	95	122	124	132	99	67	45	28
Thu	27	28	28	37	47	34	39	51	63	90	112	121	118	104	81	53	30
Fri	28	28	28	32	34	33	41	64	79	89	92	98	101	90	72	50	30
Sat	28	28	28	28	30	32	36	42	47	56	58	56	51	42	37	36	29
Sun	27	28	27	28	29	30	31	35	37	39	39	39	38	35	36	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	28	32	34	32	32	36	43	49	58	62	62	54	36	31	27
Tue	28	28	28	40	52	37	35	46	69	82	98	134	123	91	57	39	28
Wed	27	28	28	39	48	34	36	45	68	95	122	124	132	99	67	45	28
Thu	27	28	28	37	47	34	39	51	63	90	112	121	118	104	81	53	30
Fri	28	28	28	32	34	33	41	64	79	89	92	98	101	90	72	50	30
Sat	28	28	28	28	30	32	36	42	47	56	58	56	51	42	37	36	29
Sun	27	28	27	28	29	30	31	35	37	39	39	39	38	35	36	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	28	32	34	32	32	36	43	49	58	62	62	54	36	31	27
Tue	28	28	28	40	52	37	35	46	69	82	98	134	123	91	57	39	28
Wed	27	28	28	39	48	34	36	45	68	95	122	124	132	99	67	45	28
Thu	27	28	28	37	47	34	39	51	63	90	112	121	118	104	81	53	30
Fri	28	28	28	32	34	33	41	64	79	89	92	98	101	90	72	50	30
Sat	28	28	28	28	30	32	36	42	47	56	58	56	51	42	37	36	29
Sun	27	28	27	28	29	30	31	35	37	39	39	39	38	35	36	34	29