Best Time to Drive from Compton to Valencia

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 3% 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	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	56	64	87	122	139	127	93	66	55	51
Tue	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	74	120	152	131	100	74	58	53
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	51	53	58	71	110	135	128	105	77	56	50
Thu	50	51	54	58	57	57	59	62	70	82	125	147	132	103	76	59	51
Fri	50	50	51	53	53	66	63	69	74	87	114	134	122	92	66	57	52
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	62	68	67	61	63	59	61	57	54	52	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	55	66	77	86	87	82	61	53	54	52	52	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 49 minutes and up to 152 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 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 13 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 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 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	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	56	64	87	122	139	127	93	66	55	51
Tue	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	74	120	152	131	100	74	58	53
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	51	53	58	71	110	135	128	105	77	56	50
Thu	50	51	54	58	57	57	59	62	70	82	125	147	132	103	76	59	51
Fri	50	50	51	53	53	66	63	69	74	87	114	134	122	92	66	57	52
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	62	68	67	61	63	59	61	57	54	52	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	55	66	77	86	87	82	61	53	54	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	56	64	87	122	139	127	93	66	55	51
Tue	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	74	120	152	131	100	74	58	53
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	51	53	58	71	110	135	128	105	77	56	50
Thu	50	51	54	58	57	57	59	62	70	82	125	147	132	103	76	59	51
Fri	50	50	51	53	53	66	63	69	74	87	114	134	122	92	66	57	52
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	62	68	67	61	63	59	61	57	54	52	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	55	66	77	86	87	82	61	53	54	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	56	64	87	122	139	127	93	66	55	51
Tue	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	74	120	152	131	100	74	58	53
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	51	53	58	71	110	135	128	105	77	56	50
Thu	50	51	54	58	57	57	59	62	70	82	125	147	132	103	76	59	51
Fri	50	50	51	53	53	66	63	69	74	87	114	134	122	92	66	57	52
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	62	68	67	61	63	59	61	57	54	52	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	55	66	77	86	87	82	61	53	54	52	52	50