Best Time to Drive from Compton to Valencia

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 56 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 Compton 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	48	59	74	73	72	69	67	64	68	69	82	83	85	73	56	53	51
Tue	48	64	112	111	93	83	77	66	67	71	86	99	101	84	64	56	52
Wed	48	66	113	118	98	82	73	68	69	72	89	93	97	85	63	54	50
Thu	49	70	113	112	90	85	79	71	69	75	95	105	98	82	65	55	50
Fri	49	70	108	96	76	80	85	84	81	85	94	92	81	71	59	55	51
Sat	51	50	51	53	57	75	82	79	81	81	73	72	69	59	62	57	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	58	77	93	106	109	89	72	63	63	59	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Compton to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 121 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Valencia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	74	73	72	69	67	64	68	69	82	83	85	73	56	53	51
Tue	48	64	112	111	93	83	77	66	67	71	86	99	101	84	64	56	52
Wed	48	66	113	118	98	82	73	68	69	72	89	93	97	85	63	54	50
Thu	49	70	113	112	90	85	79	71	69	75	95	105	98	82	65	55	50
Fri	49	70	108	96	76	80	85	84	81	85	94	92	81	71	59	55	51
Sat	51	50	51	53	57	75	82	79	81	81	73	72	69	59	62	57	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	58	77	93	106	109	89	72	63	63	59	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	74	73	72	69	67	64	68	69	82	83	85	73	56	53	51
Tue	48	64	112	111	93	83	77	66	67	71	86	99	101	84	64	56	52
Wed	48	66	113	118	98	82	73	68	69	72	89	93	97	85	63	54	50
Thu	49	70	113	112	90	85	79	71	69	75	95	105	98	82	65	55	50
Fri	49	70	108	96	76	80	85	84	81	85	94	92	81	71	59	55	51
Sat	51	50	51	53	57	75	82	79	81	81	73	72	69	59	62	57	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	58	77	93	106	109	89	72	63	63	59	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	74	73	72	69	67	64	68	69	82	83	85	73	56	53	51
Tue	48	64	112	111	93	83	77	66	67	71	86	99	101	84	64	56	52
Wed	48	66	113	118	98	82	73	68	69	72	89	93	97	85	63	54	50
Thu	49	70	113	112	90	85	79	71	69	75	95	105	98	82	65	55	50
Fri	49	70	108	96	76	80	85	84	81	85	94	92	81	71	59	55	51
Sat	51	50	51	53	57	75	82	79	81	81	73	72	69	59	62	57	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	58	77	93	106	109	89	72	63	63	59	57	50