Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Valencia

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-210 West and I-5 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Altadena to Valencia 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	36	36	36	36	37	40	43	42	42	44	42	46	49	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	41	50	62	53	44	41	38
Wed	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	40	40	42	50	52	49	42	38	36
Thu	35	36	37	39	41	42	43	43	43	42	47	65	64	52	44	41	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	38	47	46	48	49	47	50	56	52	46	42	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	41	49	49	43	46	42	40	39	37	36	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	46	55	63	62	63	45	40	41	38	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Altadena to Valencia (via I-210 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Valencia 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 Altadena to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Valencia?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	36	37	40	43	42	42	44	42	46	49	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	41	50	62	53	44	41	38
Wed	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	40	40	42	50	52	49	42	38	36
Thu	35	36	37	39	41	42	43	43	43	42	47	65	64	52	44	41	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	38	47	46	48	49	47	50	56	52	46	42	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	41	49	49	43	46	42	40	39	37	36	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	46	55	63	62	63	45	40	41	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	36	37	40	43	42	42	44	42	46	49	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	41	50	62	53	44	41	38
Wed	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	40	40	42	50	52	49	42	38	36
Thu	35	36	37	39	41	42	43	43	43	42	47	65	64	52	44	41	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	38	47	46	48	49	47	50	56	52	46	42	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	41	49	49	43	46	42	40	39	37	36	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	46	55	63	62	63	45	40	41	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	36	37	40	43	42	42	44	42	46	49	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	41	50	62	53	44	41	38
Wed	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	40	40	42	50	52	49	42	38	36
Thu	35	36	37	39	41	42	43	43	43	42	47	65	64	52	44	41	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	38	47	46	48	49	47	50	56	52	46	42	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	41	49	49	43	46	42	40	39	37	36	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	46	55	63	62	63	45	40	41	38	37	36