Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Montebello

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Montebello 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	30	34	38	39	35	35	41	39	43	47	56	62	62	52	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	41	43	35	36	38	38	40	51	61	67	66	53	46	36	29
Wed	29	31	42	43	36	35	38	39	41	51	60	65	65	56	47	36	29
Thu	29	32	39	43	35	37	41	44	48	53	65	73	68	58	45	36	31
Fri	29	31	40	44	41	39	41	45	52	57	68	65	67	57	45	39	31
Sat	30	29	30	33	37	38	42	44	47	49	53	49	53	42	39	38	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	36	39	44	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Van Nuys to Montebello (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 73 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 33 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 Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Montebello?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Montebello 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	30	34	38	39	35	35	41	39	43	47	56	62	62	52	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	41	43	35	36	38	38	40	51	61	67	66	53	46	36	29
Wed	29	31	42	43	36	35	38	39	41	51	60	65	65	56	47	36	29
Thu	29	32	39	43	35	37	41	44	48	53	65	73	68	58	45	36	31
Fri	29	31	40	44	41	39	41	45	52	57	68	65	67	57	45	39	31
Sat	30	29	30	33	37	38	42	44	47	49	53	49	53	42	39	38	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	36	39	44	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	38	39	35	35	41	39	43	47	56	62	62	52	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	41	43	35	36	38	38	40	51	61	67	66	53	46	36	29
Wed	29	31	42	43	36	35	38	39	41	51	60	65	65	56	47	36	29
Thu	29	32	39	43	35	37	41	44	48	53	65	73	68	58	45	36	31
Fri	29	31	40	44	41	39	41	45	52	57	68	65	67	57	45	39	31
Sat	30	29	30	33	37	38	42	44	47	49	53	49	53	42	39	38	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	36	39	44	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	38	39	35	35	41	39	43	47	56	62	62	52	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	41	43	35	36	38	38	40	51	61	67	66	53	46	36	29
Wed	29	31	42	43	36	35	38	39	41	51	60	65	65	56	47	36	29
Thu	29	32	39	43	35	37	41	44	48	53	65	73	68	58	45	36	31
Fri	29	31	40	44	41	39	41	45	52	57	68	65	67	57	45	39	31
Sat	30	29	30	33	37	38	42	44	47	49	53	49	53	42	39	38	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	36	39	44	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	40	34