Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Valencia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 50 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 Gardena 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	46	46	46	48	47	48	52	52	58	74	104	123	118	87	60	50	47
Tue	45	46	47	47	48	47	48	50	52	66	104	138	123	92	69	54	48
Wed	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	49	52	63	99	117	117	97	72	52	46
Thu	46	46	50	54	53	52	54	57	64	73	109	131	119	94	69	55	47
Fri	46	46	47	49	50	62	58	64	68	77	101	118	112	87	61	52	48
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	56	63	62	55	58	54	56	52	49	48	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	62	73	81	82	78	57	51	52	50	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Gardena to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Valencia to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	48	47	48	52	52	58	74	104	123	118	87	60	50	47
Tue	45	46	47	47	48	47	48	50	52	66	104	138	123	92	69	54	48
Wed	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	49	52	63	99	117	117	97	72	52	46
Thu	46	46	50	54	53	52	54	57	64	73	109	131	119	94	69	55	47
Fri	46	46	47	49	50	62	58	64	68	77	101	118	112	87	61	52	48
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	56	63	62	55	58	54	56	52	49	48	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	62	73	81	82	78	57	51	52	50	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	48	47	48	52	52	58	74	104	123	118	87	60	50	47
Tue	45	46	47	47	48	47	48	50	52	66	104	138	123	92	69	54	48
Wed	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	49	52	63	99	117	117	97	72	52	46
Thu	46	46	50	54	53	52	54	57	64	73	109	131	119	94	69	55	47
Fri	46	46	47	49	50	62	58	64	68	77	101	118	112	87	61	52	48
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	56	63	62	55	58	54	56	52	49	48	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	62	73	81	82	78	57	51	52	50	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	48	47	48	52	52	58	74	104	123	118	87	60	50	47
Tue	45	46	47	47	48	47	48	50	52	66	104	138	123	92	69	54	48
Wed	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	49	52	63	99	117	117	97	72	52	46
Thu	46	46	50	54	53	52	54	57	64	73	109	131	119	94	69	55	47
Fri	46	46	47	49	50	62	58	64	68	77	101	118	112	87	61	52	48
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	56	63	62	55	58	54	56	52	49	48	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	62	73	81	82	78	57	51	52	50	48	46