Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to LGB

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-405 South, usually 102 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	36	37	38	42	44	42	43	48	62	70	91	95	92	74	52	42	36
Tue	37	37	37	55	61	48	47	72	106	150	192	189	147	107	70	50	37
Wed	37	37	37	54	54	44	46	61	112	175	186	185	158	116	80	55	38
Thu	37	37	38	50	54	44	49	72	103	160	155	149	135	117	94	62	39
Fri	37	37	37	46	44	44	53	108	129	132	113	113	118	102	82	59	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	40	42	50	58	64	79	72	67	60	52	48	47	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	52	52	58	53	51	47	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Van Nuys to LGB (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 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 25 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to LGB?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	44	42	43	48	62	70	91	95	92	74	52	42	36
Tue	37	37	37	55	61	48	47	72	106	150	192	189	147	107	70	50	37
Wed	37	37	37	54	54	44	46	61	112	175	186	185	158	116	80	55	38
Thu	37	37	38	50	54	44	49	72	103	160	155	149	135	117	94	62	39
Fri	37	37	37	46	44	44	53	108	129	132	113	113	118	102	82	59	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	40	42	50	58	64	79	72	67	60	52	48	47	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	52	52	58	53	51	47	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	44	42	43	48	62	70	91	95	92	74	52	42	36
Tue	37	37	37	55	61	48	47	72	106	150	192	189	147	107	70	50	37
Wed	37	37	37	54	54	44	46	61	112	175	186	185	158	116	80	55	38
Thu	37	37	38	50	54	44	49	72	103	160	155	149	135	117	94	62	39
Fri	37	37	37	46	44	44	53	108	129	132	113	113	118	102	82	59	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	40	42	50	58	64	79	72	67	60	52	48	47	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	52	52	58	53	51	47	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	44	42	43	48	62	70	91	95	92	74	52	42	36
Tue	37	37	37	55	61	48	47	72	106	150	192	189	147	107	70	50	37
Wed	37	37	37	54	54	44	46	61	112	175	186	185	158	116	80	55	38
Thu	37	37	38	50	54	44	49	72	103	160	155	149	135	117	94	62	39
Fri	37	37	37	46	44	44	53	108	129	132	113	113	118	102	82	59	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	40	42	50	58	64	79	72	67	60	52	48	47	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	52	52	58	53	51	47	45	38