Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 South, usually 87 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	45	45	46	52	54	51	52	57	74	84	104	105	103	83	56	49	45
Tue	45	45	46	71	75	59	57	91	131	172	200	211	167	122	80	58	45
Wed	45	45	46	70	68	54	57	77	141	196	214	210	177	134	93	65	46
Thu	45	45	46	65	67	55	62	90	133	184	178	169	154	137	110	71	47
Fri	45	45	46	56	53	55	66	129	155	154	129	126	131	117	95	71	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	49	52	61	73	78	95	89	84	75	63	58	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	55	60	63	60	61	59	55	55	54	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 219 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 39 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 219 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 45 to 219 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 219 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	46	52	54	51	52	57	74	84	104	105	103	83	56	49	45
Tue	45	45	46	71	75	59	57	91	131	172	200	211	167	122	80	58	45
Wed	45	45	46	70	68	54	57	77	141	196	214	210	177	134	93	65	46
Thu	45	45	46	65	67	55	62	90	133	184	178	169	154	137	110	71	47
Fri	45	45	46	56	53	55	66	129	155	154	129	126	131	117	95	71	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	49	52	61	73	78	95	89	84	75	63	58	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	55	60	63	60	61	59	55	55	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	46	52	54	51	52	57	74	84	104	105	103	83	56	49	45
Tue	45	45	46	71	75	59	57	91	131	172	200	211	167	122	80	58	45
Wed	45	45	46	70	68	54	57	77	141	196	214	210	177	134	93	65	46
Thu	45	45	46	65	67	55	62	90	133	184	178	169	154	137	110	71	47
Fri	45	45	46	56	53	55	66	129	155	154	129	126	131	117	95	71	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	49	52	61	73	78	95	89	84	75	63	58	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	55	60	63	60	61	59	55	55	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	46	52	54	51	52	57	74	84	104	105	103	83	56	49	45
Tue	45	45	46	71	75	59	57	91	131	172	200	211	167	122	80	58	45
Wed	45	45	46	70	68	54	57	77	141	196	214	210	177	134	93	65	46
Thu	45	45	46	65	67	55	62	90	133	184	178	169	154	137	110	71	47
Fri	45	45	46	56	53	55	66	129	155	154	129	126	131	117	95	71	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	49	52	61	73	78	95	89	84	75	63	58	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	55	60	63	60	61	59	55	55	54	46