Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to LGB

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-405 South, usually 56 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 LGB 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	37	41	50	54	51	47	45	46	48	55	65	70	68	58	44	39	37
Tue	37	41	52	57	54	49	47	47	51	60	74	83	81	68	50	41	38
Wed	37	41	51	56	54	50	49	48	52	62	76	84	80	69	53	43	38
Thu	37	41	51	57	54	50	49	51	55	65	80	87	82	69	55	46	38
Fri	37	40	48	52	50	49	51	57	64	73	81	82	75	65	53	45	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	41	44	49	53	56	58	59	58	55	50	45	41	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	40	42	46	49	51	50	48	46	45	42	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Van Nuys to LGB (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 87 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 37 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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More drives

LGB 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	37	41	50	54	51	47	45	46	48	55	65	70	68	58	44	39	37
Tue	37	41	52	57	54	49	47	47	51	60	74	83	81	68	50	41	38
Wed	37	41	51	56	54	50	49	48	52	62	76	84	80	69	53	43	38
Thu	37	41	51	57	54	50	49	51	55	65	80	87	82	69	55	46	38
Fri	37	40	48	52	50	49	51	57	64	73	81	82	75	65	53	45	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	41	44	49	53	56	58	59	58	55	50	45	41	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	40	42	46	49	51	50	48	46	45	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	50	54	51	47	45	46	48	55	65	70	68	58	44	39	37
Tue	37	41	52	57	54	49	47	47	51	60	74	83	81	68	50	41	38
Wed	37	41	51	56	54	50	49	48	52	62	76	84	80	69	53	43	38
Thu	37	41	51	57	54	50	49	51	55	65	80	87	82	69	55	46	38
Fri	37	40	48	52	50	49	51	57	64	73	81	82	75	65	53	45	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	41	44	49	53	56	58	59	58	55	50	45	41	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	40	42	46	49	51	50	48	46	45	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	50	54	51	47	45	46	48	55	65	70	68	58	44	39	37
Tue	37	41	52	57	54	49	47	47	51	60	74	83	81	68	50	41	38
Wed	37	41	51	56	54	50	49	48	52	62	76	84	80	69	53	43	38
Thu	37	41	51	57	54	50	49	51	55	65	80	87	82	69	55	46	38
Fri	37	40	48	52	50	49	51	57	64	73	81	82	75	65	53	45	39
Sat	37	37	38	39	41	44	49	53	56	58	59	58	55	50	45	41	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	40	42	46	49	51	50	48	46	45	42	42	38