Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Norwalk

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 51 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 Norwalk 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	35	36	43	42	40	40	46	47	52	56	83	94	89	72	48	36	33
Tue	32	36	49	51	42	41	43	45	46	58	93	103	100	84	58	41	32
Wed	31	35	54	52	42	39	41	44	45	63	75	84	84	74	57	42	32
Thu	31	35	48	50	41	43	47	49	56	73	97	109	100	86	51	41	33
Fri	32	33	48	53	49	44	46	49	62	84	103	98	100	81	54	44	33
Sat	32	32	33	36	40	38	45	46	54	60	69	63	59	48	42	42	34
Sun	32	31	32	32	34	38	39	45	47	51	49	48	46	45	43	43	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Van Nuys to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 109 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 19 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Norwalk 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	35	36	43	42	40	40	46	47	52	56	83	94	89	72	48	36	33
Tue	32	36	49	51	42	41	43	45	46	58	93	103	100	84	58	41	32
Wed	31	35	54	52	42	39	41	44	45	63	75	84	84	74	57	42	32
Thu	31	35	48	50	41	43	47	49	56	73	97	109	100	86	51	41	33
Fri	32	33	48	53	49	44	46	49	62	84	103	98	100	81	54	44	33
Sat	32	32	33	36	40	38	45	46	54	60	69	63	59	48	42	42	34
Sun	32	31	32	32	34	38	39	45	47	51	49	48	46	45	43	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	42	40	40	46	47	52	56	83	94	89	72	48	36	33
Tue	32	36	49	51	42	41	43	45	46	58	93	103	100	84	58	41	32
Wed	31	35	54	52	42	39	41	44	45	63	75	84	84	74	57	42	32
Thu	31	35	48	50	41	43	47	49	56	73	97	109	100	86	51	41	33
Fri	32	33	48	53	49	44	46	49	62	84	103	98	100	81	54	44	33
Sat	32	32	33	36	40	38	45	46	54	60	69	63	59	48	42	42	34
Sun	32	31	32	32	34	38	39	45	47	51	49	48	46	45	43	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	42	40	40	46	47	52	56	83	94	89	72	48	36	33
Tue	32	36	49	51	42	41	43	45	46	58	93	103	100	84	58	41	32
Wed	31	35	54	52	42	39	41	44	45	63	75	84	84	74	57	42	32
Thu	31	35	48	50	41	43	47	49	56	73	97	109	100	86	51	41	33
Fri	32	33	48	53	49	44	46	49	62	84	103	98	100	81	54	44	33
Sat	32	32	33	36	40	38	45	46	54	60	69	63	59	48	42	42	34
Sun	32	31	32	32	34	38	39	45	47	51	49	48	46	45	43	43	35