Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Stanton

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Stanton 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	42	45	49	50	47	47	50	50	53	55	69	78	75	65	51	44	41
Tue	40	44	53	56	47	48	49	50	51	58	76	85	83	71	59	47	40
Wed	39	43	54	55	48	47	49	49	50	55	62	70	66	58	53	46	40
Thu	40	43	54	56	49	51	53	54	57	61	79	88	83	71	53	47	42
Fri	40	43	51	54	51	50	51	52	59	70	83	79	82	70	55	49	42
Sat	41	41	42	44	47	47	51	52	54	56	61	59	60	52	49	48	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	52	52	54	53	53	51	50	50	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Van Nuys to Stanton (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 88 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 18 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 Stanton 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 Stanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Stanton?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Stanton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	50	47	47	50	50	53	55	69	78	75	65	51	44	41
Tue	40	44	53	56	47	48	49	50	51	58	76	85	83	71	59	47	40
Wed	39	43	54	55	48	47	49	49	50	55	62	70	66	58	53	46	40
Thu	40	43	54	56	49	51	53	54	57	61	79	88	83	71	53	47	42
Fri	40	43	51	54	51	50	51	52	59	70	83	79	82	70	55	49	42
Sat	41	41	42	44	47	47	51	52	54	56	61	59	60	52	49	48	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	52	52	54	53	53	51	50	50	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	50	47	47	50	50	53	55	69	78	75	65	51	44	41
Tue	40	44	53	56	47	48	49	50	51	58	76	85	83	71	59	47	40
Wed	39	43	54	55	48	47	49	49	50	55	62	70	66	58	53	46	40
Thu	40	43	54	56	49	51	53	54	57	61	79	88	83	71	53	47	42
Fri	40	43	51	54	51	50	51	52	59	70	83	79	82	70	55	49	42
Sat	41	41	42	44	47	47	51	52	54	56	61	59	60	52	49	48	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	52	52	54	53	53	51	50	50	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	50	47	47	50	50	53	55	69	78	75	65	51	44	41
Tue	40	44	53	56	47	48	49	50	51	58	76	85	83	71	59	47	40
Wed	39	43	54	55	48	47	49	49	50	55	62	70	66	58	53	46	40
Thu	40	43	54	56	49	51	53	54	57	61	79	88	83	71	53	47	42
Fri	40	43	51	54	51	50	51	52	59	70	83	79	82	70	55	49	42
Sat	41	41	42	44	47	47	51	52	54	56	61	59	60	52	49	48	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	52	52	54	53	53	51	50	50	50	43