Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Santa Margarita
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 83 at this time.
Only 34% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 62 | 72 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 102 | 95 | 85 | 71 | 65 | 62 |
| Tue | 60 | 74 | 91 | 88 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 79 | 97 | 108 | 103 | 89 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Wed | 59 | 73 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 82 | 92 | 89 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 72 | 90 | 89 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 100 | 113 | 103 | 91 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
| Fri | 60 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 92 | 105 | 102 | 103 | 91 | 76 | 70 | 62 |
| Sat | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 63 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 113 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Santa Margarita?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 59 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Rancho Santa Margarita?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (3 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
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