Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Rowland Heights

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via SR-60 East and US-101 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Rowland Heights 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	37	42	44	46	49	46	46	46	45	47	49	64	64	47	46	48	38
Tue	37	41	43	45	47	47	48	45	45	52	70	78	70	49	48	44	38
Wed	37	41	43	44	46	47	47	45	45	46	62	75	68	52	46	43	39
Thu	37	42	43	44	45	47	48	44	45	51	71	81	69	51	46	46	39
Fri	37	41	46	46	47	47	46	47	48	56	69	61	62	53	49	48	39
Sat	39	38	41	44	45	45	47	48	50	49	52	51	57	49	50	49	39
Sun	38	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	48	48	51	50	49	50	50	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Van Nuys to Rowland Heights (via SR-60 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 81 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 17 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Rowland Heights?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	44	46	49	46	46	46	45	47	49	64	64	47	46	48	38
Tue	37	41	43	45	47	47	48	45	45	52	70	78	70	49	48	44	38
Wed	37	41	43	44	46	47	47	45	45	46	62	75	68	52	46	43	39
Thu	37	42	43	44	45	47	48	44	45	51	71	81	69	51	46	46	39
Fri	37	41	46	46	47	47	46	47	48	56	69	61	62	53	49	48	39
Sat	39	38	41	44	45	45	47	48	50	49	52	51	57	49	50	49	39
Sun	38	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	48	48	51	50	49	50	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	44	46	49	46	46	46	45	47	49	64	64	47	46	48	38
Tue	37	41	43	45	47	47	48	45	45	52	70	78	70	49	48	44	38
Wed	37	41	43	44	46	47	47	45	45	46	62	75	68	52	46	43	39
Thu	37	42	43	44	45	47	48	44	45	51	71	81	69	51	46	46	39
Fri	37	41	46	46	47	47	46	47	48	56	69	61	62	53	49	48	39
Sat	39	38	41	44	45	45	47	48	50	49	52	51	57	49	50	49	39
Sun	38	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	48	48	51	50	49	50	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	44	46	49	46	46	46	45	47	49	64	64	47	46	48	38
Tue	37	41	43	45	47	47	48	45	45	52	70	78	70	49	48	44	38
Wed	37	41	43	44	46	47	47	45	45	46	62	75	68	52	46	43	39
Thu	37	42	43	44	45	47	48	44	45	51	71	81	69	51	46	46	39
Fri	37	41	46	46	47	47	46	47	48	56	69	61	62	53	49	48	39
Sat	39	38	41	44	45	45	47	48	50	49	52	51	57	49	50	49	39
Sun	38	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	48	48	51	50	49	50	50	42