Best Time to Drive from Carson to Valencia

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Carson 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	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	55	63	84	120	139	127	93	65	54	50
Tue	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	72	119	151	131	98	73	57	52
Wed	48	48	49	50	51	51	50	52	57	69	109	134	128	104	77	55	49
Thu	49	50	53	57	56	56	57	60	68	81	121	141	127	99	73	58	50
Fri	49	50	50	53	53	65	61	67	71	83	111	131	121	91	65	56	51
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	60	66	64	59	61	57	60	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	54	64	74	82	82	78	58	52	53	51	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Carson to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Valencia to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	55	63	84	120	139	127	93	65	54	50
Tue	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	72	119	151	131	98	73	57	52
Wed	48	48	49	50	51	51	50	52	57	69	109	134	128	104	77	55	49
Thu	49	50	53	57	56	56	57	60	68	81	121	141	127	99	73	58	50
Fri	49	50	50	53	53	65	61	67	71	83	111	131	121	91	65	56	51
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	60	66	64	59	61	57	60	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	54	64	74	82	82	78	58	52	53	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	55	63	84	120	139	127	93	65	54	50
Tue	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	72	119	151	131	98	73	57	52
Wed	48	48	49	50	51	51	50	52	57	69	109	134	128	104	77	55	49
Thu	49	50	53	57	56	56	57	60	68	81	121	141	127	99	73	58	50
Fri	49	50	50	53	53	65	61	67	71	83	111	131	121	91	65	56	51
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	60	66	64	59	61	57	60	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	54	64	74	82	82	78	58	52	53	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	55	63	84	120	139	127	93	65	54	50
Tue	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	72	119	151	131	98	73	57	52
Wed	48	48	49	50	51	51	50	52	57	69	109	134	128	104	77	55	49
Thu	49	50	53	57	56	56	57	60	68	81	121	141	127	99	73	58	50
Fri	49	50	50	53	53	65	61	67	71	83	111	131	121	91	65	56	51
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	60	66	64	59	61	57	60	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	54	64	74	82	82	78	58	52	53	51	51	49