Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Pico Rivera

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Pico Rivera 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	32	36	36	33	34	39	38	41	45	59	69	68	55	40	33	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	33	35	36	37	39	49	67	75	73	60	46	35	28
Wed	27	30	41	41	34	33	37	38	39	50	61	67	68	58	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	38	39	33	36	40	42	46	53	72	83	75	63	44	35	30
Fri	28	29	39	42	39	37	39	42	50	62	75	73	74	62	45	38	30
Sat	29	28	29	32	36	36	41	42	45	48	53	51	52	41	38	37	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	35	37	42	42	44	43	42	40	38	39	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Van Nuys to Pico Rivera (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 83 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 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 to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Pico Rivera?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 27 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Pico Rivera 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	32	36	36	33	34	39	38	41	45	59	69	68	55	40	33	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	33	35	36	37	39	49	67	75	73	60	46	35	28
Wed	27	30	41	41	34	33	37	38	39	50	61	67	68	58	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	38	39	33	36	40	42	46	53	72	83	75	63	44	35	30
Fri	28	29	39	42	39	37	39	42	50	62	75	73	74	62	45	38	30
Sat	29	28	29	32	36	36	41	42	45	48	53	51	52	41	38	37	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	35	37	42	42	44	43	42	40	38	39	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	36	33	34	39	38	41	45	59	69	68	55	40	33	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	33	35	36	37	39	49	67	75	73	60	46	35	28
Wed	27	30	41	41	34	33	37	38	39	50	61	67	68	58	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	38	39	33	36	40	42	46	53	72	83	75	63	44	35	30
Fri	28	29	39	42	39	37	39	42	50	62	75	73	74	62	45	38	30
Sat	29	28	29	32	36	36	41	42	45	48	53	51	52	41	38	37	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	35	37	42	42	44	43	42	40	38	39	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	36	33	34	39	38	41	45	59	69	68	55	40	33	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	33	35	36	37	39	49	67	75	73	60	46	35	28
Wed	27	30	41	41	34	33	37	38	39	50	61	67	68	58	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	38	39	33	36	40	42	46	53	72	83	75	63	44	35	30
Fri	28	29	39	42	39	37	39	42	50	62	75	73	74	62	45	38	30
Sat	29	28	29	32	36	36	41	42	45	48	53	51	52	41	38	37	31
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	35	37	42	42	44	43	42	40	38	39	38	32