Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West, usually 91 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 Yorba Linda 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	49	74	86	91	87	78	77	75	77	87	95	94	82	71	62	51	49
Tue	48	73	84	94	94	83	71	74	79	93	98	94	81	74	65	53	49
Wed	49	69	80	85	93	80	78	75	77	86	96	96	83	76	67	56	50
Thu	49	68	81	87	87	78	74	76	82	93	100	99	84	74	71	62	50
Fri	49	64	73	79	78	76	74	80	94	99	100	95	89	84	76	63	51
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	75	77	84	89	88	87	89	85	83	80	66	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	53	64	72	79	83	85	87	79	79	79	75	67	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 52 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 Yorba Linda to central Van Nuys 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 Yorba Linda to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 48 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	74	86	91	87	78	77	75	77	87	95	94	82	71	62	51	49
Tue	48	73	84	94	94	83	71	74	79	93	98	94	81	74	65	53	49
Wed	49	69	80	85	93	80	78	75	77	86	96	96	83	76	67	56	50
Thu	49	68	81	87	87	78	74	76	82	93	100	99	84	74	71	62	50
Fri	49	64	73	79	78	76	74	80	94	99	100	95	89	84	76	63	51
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	75	77	84	89	88	87	89	85	83	80	66	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	53	64	72	79	83	85	87	79	79	79	75	67	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	74	86	91	87	78	77	75	77	87	95	94	82	71	62	51	49
Tue	48	73	84	94	94	83	71	74	79	93	98	94	81	74	65	53	49
Wed	49	69	80	85	93	80	78	75	77	86	96	96	83	76	67	56	50
Thu	49	68	81	87	87	78	74	76	82	93	100	99	84	74	71	62	50
Fri	49	64	73	79	78	76	74	80	94	99	100	95	89	84	76	63	51
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	75	77	84	89	88	87	89	85	83	80	66	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	53	64	72	79	83	85	87	79	79	79	75	67	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	74	86	91	87	78	77	75	77	87	95	94	82	71	62	51	49
Tue	48	73	84	94	94	83	71	74	79	93	98	94	81	74	65	53	49
Wed	49	69	80	85	93	80	78	75	77	86	96	96	83	76	67	56	50
Thu	49	68	81	87	87	78	74	76	82	93	100	99	84	74	71	62	50
Fri	49	64	73	79	78	76	74	80	94	99	100	95	89	84	76	63	51
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	75	77	84	89	88	87	89	85	83	80	66	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	53	64	72	79	83	85	87	79	79	79	75	67	52