Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to La Mirada

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Mirada 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	38	40	46	47	43	44	50	50	54	60	84	95	90	73	51	40	36
Tue	35	39	52	54	44	43	45	47	49	64	96	105	100	81	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	52	51	45	42	44	46	48	59	70	83	76	63	54	43	35
Thu	34	37	51	52	44	46	50	52	59	78	100	111	100	82	54	43	37
Fri	35	36	50	54	49	48	49	52	66	87	103	100	101	80	57	47	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	44	48	50	55	59	67	63	63	52	46	45	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	42	43	50	51	53	52	51	50	47	47	47	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Van Nuys to La Mirada (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 111 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 3 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 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 Mirada 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 Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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La Mirada 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	38	40	46	47	43	44	50	50	54	60	84	95	90	73	51	40	36
Tue	35	39	52	54	44	43	45	47	49	64	96	105	100	81	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	52	51	45	42	44	46	48	59	70	83	76	63	54	43	35
Thu	34	37	51	52	44	46	50	52	59	78	100	111	100	82	54	43	37
Fri	35	36	50	54	49	48	49	52	66	87	103	100	101	80	57	47	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	44	48	50	55	59	67	63	63	52	46	45	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	42	43	50	51	53	52	51	50	47	47	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	46	47	43	44	50	50	54	60	84	95	90	73	51	40	36
Tue	35	39	52	54	44	43	45	47	49	64	96	105	100	81	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	52	51	45	42	44	46	48	59	70	83	76	63	54	43	35
Thu	34	37	51	52	44	46	50	52	59	78	100	111	100	82	54	43	37
Fri	35	36	50	54	49	48	49	52	66	87	103	100	101	80	57	47	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	44	48	50	55	59	67	63	63	52	46	45	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	42	43	50	51	53	52	51	50	47	47	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	46	47	43	44	50	50	54	60	84	95	90	73	51	40	36
Tue	35	39	52	54	44	43	45	47	49	64	96	105	100	81	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	52	51	45	42	44	46	48	59	70	83	76	63	54	43	35
Thu	34	37	51	52	44	46	50	52	59	78	100	111	100	82	54	43	37
Fri	35	36	50	54	49	48	49	52	66	87	103	100	101	80	57	47	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	44	48	50	55	59	67	63	63	52	46	45	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	42	43	50	51	53	52	51	50	47	47	47	39