Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Moorpark

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-118 West and I-405 North, usually 34 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 Moorpark 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	31	33	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	36	39	41	42	38	33	31	31
Tue	31	33	38	39	38	36	34	34	34	36	40	42	42	40	35	32	31
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Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Van Nuys to Moorpark (via SR-118 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Moorpark 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 Moorpark?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Moorpark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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