Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Westminster

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-405 South, usually 61 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 Westminster 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	51	65	69	64	56	53	54	56	63	74	78	75	65	52	47	45
Tue	45	51	68	72	67	59	55	55	59	69	84	93	89	74	58	49	45
Wed	45	51	68	72	67	61	57	56	61	71	86	93	88	76	60	51	46
Thu	45	51	68	72	67	60	57	58	63	74	89	97	91	77	62	53	46
Fri	45	49	62	65	60	57	59	64	71	82	91	92	84	73	61	53	47
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	53	57	61	64	66	66	65	63	58	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	53	56	57	57	55	54	52	50	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Van Nuys to Westminster (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Westminster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Westminster to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	65	69	64	56	53	54	56	63	74	78	75	65	52	47	45
Tue	45	51	68	72	67	59	55	55	59	69	84	93	89	74	58	49	45
Wed	45	51	68	72	67	61	57	56	61	71	86	93	88	76	60	51	46
Thu	45	51	68	72	67	60	57	58	63	74	89	97	91	77	62	53	46
Fri	45	49	62	65	60	57	59	64	71	82	91	92	84	73	61	53	47
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	53	57	61	64	66	66	65	63	58	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	53	56	57	57	55	54	52	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	65	69	64	56	53	54	56	63	74	78	75	65	52	47	45
Tue	45	51	68	72	67	59	55	55	59	69	84	93	89	74	58	49	45
Wed	45	51	68	72	67	61	57	56	61	71	86	93	88	76	60	51	46
Thu	45	51	68	72	67	60	57	58	63	74	89	97	91	77	62	53	46
Fri	45	49	62	65	60	57	59	64	71	82	91	92	84	73	61	53	47
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	53	57	61	64	66	66	65	63	58	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	53	56	57	57	55	54	52	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	65	69	64	56	53	54	56	63	74	78	75	65	52	47	45
Tue	45	51	68	72	67	59	55	55	59	69	84	93	89	74	58	49	45
Wed	45	51	68	72	67	61	57	56	61	71	86	93	88	76	60	51	46
Thu	45	51	68	72	67	60	57	58	63	74	89	97	91	77	62	53	46
Fri	45	49	62	65	60	57	59	64	71	82	91	92	84	73	61	53	47
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	53	57	61	64	66	66	65	63	58	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	48	51	53	56	57	57	55	54	52	50	50	46