Best Time to Drive from Carson to Valencia

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 70 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	47	57	74	73	71	68	66	62	66	67	79	79	82	71	55	52	50
Tue	47	62	115	115	94	83	75	64	64	67	81	93	97	81	62	54	51
Wed	47	64	116	122	99	81	71	65	66	68	83	87	92	82	61	53	49
Thu	47	68	115	114	90	85	77	69	67	71	90	99	94	79	62	54	49
Fri	48	68	109	96	74	78	82	82	78	81	89	88	78	69	57	54	50
Sat	50	49	50	52	55	71	79	76	78	78	71	70	66	57	60	55	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	57	74	89	102	107	88	70	61	61	58	55	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 47 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (108 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Valencia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 127 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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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	47	57	74	73	71	68	66	62	66	67	79	79	82	71	55	52	50
Tue	47	62	115	115	94	83	75	64	64	67	81	93	97	81	62	54	51
Wed	47	64	116	122	99	81	71	65	66	68	83	87	92	82	61	53	49
Thu	47	68	115	114	90	85	77	69	67	71	90	99	94	79	62	54	49
Fri	48	68	109	96	74	78	82	82	78	81	89	88	78	69	57	54	50
Sat	50	49	50	52	55	71	79	76	78	78	71	70	66	57	60	55	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	57	74	89	102	107	88	70	61	61	58	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	74	73	71	68	66	62	66	67	79	79	82	71	55	52	50
Tue	47	62	115	115	94	83	75	64	64	67	81	93	97	81	62	54	51
Wed	47	64	116	122	99	81	71	65	66	68	83	87	92	82	61	53	49
Thu	47	68	115	114	90	85	77	69	67	71	90	99	94	79	62	54	49
Fri	48	68	109	96	74	78	82	82	78	81	89	88	78	69	57	54	50
Sat	50	49	50	52	55	71	79	76	78	78	71	70	66	57	60	55	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	57	74	89	102	107	88	70	61	61	58	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	74	73	71	68	66	62	66	67	79	79	82	71	55	52	50
Tue	47	62	115	115	94	83	75	64	64	67	81	93	97	81	62	54	51
Wed	47	64	116	122	99	81	71	65	66	68	83	87	92	82	61	53	49
Thu	47	68	115	114	90	85	77	69	67	71	90	99	94	79	62	54	49
Fri	48	68	109	96	74	78	82	82	78	81	89	88	78	69	57	54	50
Sat	50	49	50	52	55	71	79	76	78	78	71	70	66	57	60	55	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	57	74	89	102	107	88	70	61	61	58	55	49