Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to La Habra

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via SR-60 East and US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 2% 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 La Habra 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	43	49	51	53	57	54	53	53	53	54	58	75	73	56	54	56	45
Tue	43	48	50	53	55	55	55	52	53	61	81	90	80	60	55	50	44
Wed	43	48	50	50	54	55	55	52	52	54	74	87	78	61	53	50	45
Thu	43	49	50	51	53	55	55	51	52	61	86	97	80	61	54	53	45
Fri	43	48	54	54	55	54	54	56	57	70	84	76	76	64	58	55	45
Sat	45	45	48	51	52	52	56	57	59	59	62	63	68	57	59	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	50	54	56	57	57	56	57	59	58	57	58	58	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Van Nuys to La Habra (via SR-60 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 97 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 31 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to La Habra?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 43 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to La Habra?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

La Habra 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	43	49	51	53	57	54	53	53	53	54	58	75	73	56	54	56	45
Tue	43	48	50	53	55	55	55	52	53	61	81	90	80	60	55	50	44
Wed	43	48	50	50	54	55	55	52	52	54	74	87	78	61	53	50	45
Thu	43	49	50	51	53	55	55	51	52	61	86	97	80	61	54	53	45
Fri	43	48	54	54	55	54	54	56	57	70	84	76	76	64	58	55	45
Sat	45	45	48	51	52	52	56	57	59	59	62	63	68	57	59	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	50	54	56	57	57	56	57	59	58	57	58	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	51	53	57	54	53	53	53	54	58	75	73	56	54	56	45
Tue	43	48	50	53	55	55	55	52	53	61	81	90	80	60	55	50	44
Wed	43	48	50	50	54	55	55	52	52	54	74	87	78	61	53	50	45
Thu	43	49	50	51	53	55	55	51	52	61	86	97	80	61	54	53	45
Fri	43	48	54	54	55	54	54	56	57	70	84	76	76	64	58	55	45
Sat	45	45	48	51	52	52	56	57	59	59	62	63	68	57	59	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	50	54	56	57	57	56	57	59	58	57	58	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	51	53	57	54	53	53	53	54	58	75	73	56	54	56	45
Tue	43	48	50	53	55	55	55	52	53	61	81	90	80	60	55	50	44
Wed	43	48	50	50	54	55	55	52	52	54	74	87	78	61	53	50	45
Thu	43	49	50	51	53	55	55	51	52	61	86	97	80	61	54	53	45
Fri	43	48	54	54	55	54	54	56	57	70	84	76	76	64	58	55	45
Sat	45	45	48	51	52	52	56	57	59	59	62	63	68	57	59	58	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	50	54	56	57	57	56	57	59	58	57	58	58	48