Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to San Dimas

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 28% 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 San Dimas 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	38	39	40	46	48	44	44	47	51	66	83	91	88	71	54	41	38
Tue	38	39	41	48	50	46	46	47	55	70	86	95	93	79	59	44	38
Wed	38	39	41	48	50	50	49	51	54	71	86	95	90	72	61	47	39
Thu	38	39	41	49	51	47	46	51	57	74	90	97	90	77	62	49	39
Fri	38	39	41	49	51	46	52	64	74	85	96	95	87	71	60	50	40
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	43	49	55	58	61	64	63	59	55	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	47	51	53	47	52	48	45	44	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Van Nuys to San Dimas (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 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 San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to San Dimas?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to San Dimas?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 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	38	39	40	46	48	44	44	47	51	66	83	91	88	71	54	41	38
Tue	38	39	41	48	50	46	46	47	55	70	86	95	93	79	59	44	38
Wed	38	39	41	48	50	50	49	51	54	71	86	95	90	72	61	47	39
Thu	38	39	41	49	51	47	46	51	57	74	90	97	90	77	62	49	39
Fri	38	39	41	49	51	46	52	64	74	85	96	95	87	71	60	50	40
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	43	49	55	58	61	64	63	59	55	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	47	51	53	47	52	48	45	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	46	48	44	44	47	51	66	83	91	88	71	54	41	38
Tue	38	39	41	48	50	46	46	47	55	70	86	95	93	79	59	44	38
Wed	38	39	41	48	50	50	49	51	54	71	86	95	90	72	61	47	39
Thu	38	39	41	49	51	47	46	51	57	74	90	97	90	77	62	49	39
Fri	38	39	41	49	51	46	52	64	74	85	96	95	87	71	60	50	40
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	43	49	55	58	61	64	63	59	55	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	47	51	53	47	52	48	45	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	46	48	44	44	47	51	66	83	91	88	71	54	41	38
Tue	38	39	41	48	50	46	46	47	55	70	86	95	93	79	59	44	38
Wed	38	39	41	48	50	50	49	51	54	71	86	95	90	72	61	47	39
Thu	38	39	41	49	51	47	46	51	57	74	90	97	90	77	62	49	39
Fri	38	39	41	49	51	46	52	64	74	85	96	95	87	71	60	50	40
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	43	49	55	58	61	64	63	59	55	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	47	51	53	47	52	48	45	44	43	39