Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Valencia

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 12% 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 East Los Angeles 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	39	46	60	62	65	63	62	59	65	64	63	65	67	59	51	43	40
Tue	39	46	57	58	63	65	61	59	53	57	63	70	78	66	60	50	42
Wed	38	44	55	56	60	63	60	57	55	56	58	63	70	60	58	48	39
Thu	38	44	60	60	64	67	64	62	62	64	77	86	79	66	62	55	41
Fri	39	46	56	59	63	72	68	70	71	69	68	71	69	62	59	57	43
Sat	40	40	42	43	51	68	76	73	68	69	65	65	60	57	61	58	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	47	62	75	89	90	86	69	58	58	56	56	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Valencia?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	60	62	65	63	62	59	65	64	63	65	67	59	51	43	40
Tue	39	46	57	58	63	65	61	59	53	57	63	70	78	66	60	50	42
Wed	38	44	55	56	60	63	60	57	55	56	58	63	70	60	58	48	39
Thu	38	44	60	60	64	67	64	62	62	64	77	86	79	66	62	55	41
Fri	39	46	56	59	63	72	68	70	71	69	68	71	69	62	59	57	43
Sat	40	40	42	43	51	68	76	73	68	69	65	65	60	57	61	58	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	47	62	75	89	90	86	69	58	58	56	56	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	60	62	65	63	62	59	65	64	63	65	67	59	51	43	40
Tue	39	46	57	58	63	65	61	59	53	57	63	70	78	66	60	50	42
Wed	38	44	55	56	60	63	60	57	55	56	58	63	70	60	58	48	39
Thu	38	44	60	60	64	67	64	62	62	64	77	86	79	66	62	55	41
Fri	39	46	56	59	63	72	68	70	71	69	68	71	69	62	59	57	43
Sat	40	40	42	43	51	68	76	73	68	69	65	65	60	57	61	58	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	47	62	75	89	90	86	69	58	58	56	56	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	60	62	65	63	62	59	65	64	63	65	67	59	51	43	40
Tue	39	46	57	58	63	65	61	59	53	57	63	70	78	66	60	50	42
Wed	38	44	55	56	60	63	60	57	55	56	58	63	70	60	58	48	39
Thu	38	44	60	60	64	67	64	62	62	64	77	86	79	66	62	55	41
Fri	39	46	56	59	63	72	68	70	71	69	68	71	69	62	59	57	43
Sat	40	40	42	43	51	68	76	73	68	69	65	65	60	57	61	58	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	47	62	75	89	90	86	69	58	58	56	56	43