Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South and SR-91 East, usually 67 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Yorba Linda 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	49	54	64	63	57	57	59	60	64	64	81	90	84	75	59	53	49
Tue	48	54	71	71	59	58	58	59	62	70	87	96	92	78	67	55	48
Wed	47	53	69	69	61	57	59	60	61	67	76	83	78	69	62	55	49
Thu	47	54	70	69	60	60	62	63	67	72	89	98	94	79	62	55	50
Fri	47	52	63	62	60	59	59	63	70	81	98	91	91	77	64	56	49
Sat	49	50	51	52	55	56	59	60	63	65	68	65	67	60	57	56	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	51	54	56	60	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	58	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Van Nuys to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and US-101 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Yorba Linda?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 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	49	54	64	63	57	57	59	60	64	64	81	90	84	75	59	53	49
Tue	48	54	71	71	59	58	58	59	62	70	87	96	92	78	67	55	48
Wed	47	53	69	69	61	57	59	60	61	67	76	83	78	69	62	55	49
Thu	47	54	70	69	60	60	62	63	67	72	89	98	94	79	62	55	50
Fri	47	52	63	62	60	59	59	63	70	81	98	91	91	77	64	56	49
Sat	49	50	51	52	55	56	59	60	63	65	68	65	67	60	57	56	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	51	54	56	60	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	64	63	57	57	59	60	64	64	81	90	84	75	59	53	49
Tue	48	54	71	71	59	58	58	59	62	70	87	96	92	78	67	55	48
Wed	47	53	69	69	61	57	59	60	61	67	76	83	78	69	62	55	49
Thu	47	54	70	69	60	60	62	63	67	72	89	98	94	79	62	55	50
Fri	47	52	63	62	60	59	59	63	70	81	98	91	91	77	64	56	49
Sat	49	50	51	52	55	56	59	60	63	65	68	65	67	60	57	56	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	51	54	56	60	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	64	63	57	57	59	60	64	64	81	90	84	75	59	53	49
Tue	48	54	71	71	59	58	58	59	62	70	87	96	92	78	67	55	48
Wed	47	53	69	69	61	57	59	60	61	67	76	83	78	69	62	55	49
Thu	47	54	70	69	60	60	62	63	67	72	89	98	94	79	62	55	50
Fri	47	52	63	62	60	59	59	63	70	81	98	91	91	77	64	56	49
Sat	49	50	51	52	55	56	59	60	63	65	68	65	67	60	57	56	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	51	54	56	60	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	58	51