Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Van Nuys

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 13% 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	61	67	71	68	64	72	72	80	76	94	104	96	84	68	46	42
Tue	40	54	69	81	70	69	65	68	67	86	95	110	103	83	73	56	41
Wed	40	53	69	81	74	66	62	64	65	85	98	111	102	88	77	55	41
Thu	40	52	66	78	70	66	70	70	80	85	99	107	103	90	79	59	44
Fri	40	50	65	76	75	66	68	72	86	95	99	98	95	85	78	66	43
Sat	41	41	42	45	57	64	73	75	78	84	88	87	78	75	71	60	46
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	51	57	65	70	79	88	77	75	70	64	60	46

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 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (88 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 111 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 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 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	61	67	71	68	64	72	72	80	76	94	104	96	84	68	46	42
Tue	40	54	69	81	70	69	65	68	67	86	95	110	103	83	73	56	41
Wed	40	53	69	81	74	66	62	64	65	85	98	111	102	88	77	55	41
Thu	40	52	66	78	70	66	70	70	80	85	99	107	103	90	79	59	44
Fri	40	50	65	76	75	66	68	72	86	95	99	98	95	85	78	66	43
Sat	41	41	42	45	57	64	73	75	78	84	88	87	78	75	71	60	46
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	51	57	65	70	79	88	77	75	70	64	60	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	61	67	71	68	64	72	72	80	76	94	104	96	84	68	46	42
Tue	40	54	69	81	70	69	65	68	67	86	95	110	103	83	73	56	41
Wed	40	53	69	81	74	66	62	64	65	85	98	111	102	88	77	55	41
Thu	40	52	66	78	70	66	70	70	80	85	99	107	103	90	79	59	44
Fri	40	50	65	76	75	66	68	72	86	95	99	98	95	85	78	66	43
Sat	41	41	42	45	57	64	73	75	78	84	88	87	78	75	71	60	46
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	51	57	65	70	79	88	77	75	70	64	60	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	61	67	71	68	64	72	72	80	76	94	104	96	84	68	46	42
Tue	40	54	69	81	70	69	65	68	67	86	95	110	103	83	73	56	41
Wed	40	53	69	81	74	66	62	64	65	85	98	111	102	88	77	55	41
Thu	40	52	66	78	70	66	70	70	80	85	99	107	103	90	79	59	44
Fri	40	50	65	76	75	66	68	72	86	95	99	98	95	85	78	66	43
Sat	41	41	42	45	57	64	73	75	78	84	88	87	78	75	71	60	46
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	51	57	65	70	79	88	77	75	70	64	60	46