Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Van Nuys

Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 97 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 107 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Whittier to Van Nuys 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	65	81	86	82	74	80	80	88	91	113	115	98	89	73	46	42
Tue	40	59	79	92	85	80	69	74	78	106	113	111	95	90	78	57	41
Wed	40	56	75	84	86	75	73	72	75	96	106	112	93	86	79	57	43
Thu	40	56	75	88	83	76	76	79	97	105	117	114	97	90	85	66	44
Fri	40	50	72	84	82	76	77	86	110	117	114	112	103	93	89	69	45
Sat	41	41	42	48	59	77	82	90	96	97	103	102	93	92	85	68	48
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	56	68	83	88	97	101	90	87	89	83	68	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Whittier to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (19 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Whittier to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 40 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Van Nuys to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard · Whittier to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	65	81	86	82	74	80	80	88	91	113	115	98	89	73	46	42
Tue	40	59	79	92	85	80	69	74	78	106	113	111	95	90	78	57	41
Wed	40	56	75	84	86	75	73	72	75	96	106	112	93	86	79	57	43
Thu	40	56	75	88	83	76	76	79	97	105	117	114	97	90	85	66	44
Fri	40	50	72	84	82	76	77	86	110	117	114	112	103	93	89	69	45
Sat	41	41	42	48	59	77	82	90	96	97	103	102	93	92	85	68	48
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	56	68	83	88	97	101	90	87	89	83	68	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	65	81	86	82	74	80	80	88	91	113	115	98	89	73	46	42
Tue	40	59	79	92	85	80	69	74	78	106	113	111	95	90	78	57	41
Wed	40	56	75	84	86	75	73	72	75	96	106	112	93	86	79	57	43
Thu	40	56	75	88	83	76	76	79	97	105	117	114	97	90	85	66	44
Fri	40	50	72	84	82	76	77	86	110	117	114	112	103	93	89	69	45
Sat	41	41	42	48	59	77	82	90	96	97	103	102	93	92	85	68	48
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	56	68	83	88	97	101	90	87	89	83	68	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	65	81	86	82	74	80	80	88	91	113	115	98	89	73	46	42
Tue	40	59	79	92	85	80	69	74	78	106	113	111	95	90	78	57	41
Wed	40	56	75	84	86	75	73	72	75	96	106	112	93	86	79	57	43
Thu	40	56	75	88	83	76	76	79	97	105	117	114	97	90	85	66	44
Fri	40	50	72	84	82	76	77	86	110	117	114	112	103	93	89	69	45
Sat	41	41	42	48	59	77	82	90	96	97	103	102	93	92	85	68	48
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	56	68	83	88	97	101	90	87	89	83	68	49