Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Valencia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 64 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 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	44	53	64	64	63	61	61	58	61	64	77	78	80	70	52	49	47
Tue	44	56	91	95	82	73	68	60	61	65	80	92	96	79	60	51	48
Wed	44	57	91	101	85	72	65	61	62	66	82	87	92	80	59	50	46
Thu	44	62	93	97	78	74	70	64	63	67	87	97	94	78	61	51	45
Fri	45	62	89	85	66	73	72	75	73	78	87	86	77	66	54	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	52	68	75	73	71	73	66	66	63	54	56	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	54	70	85	97	100	84	67	58	58	55	52	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 101 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (100 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 8 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Valencia?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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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	44	53	64	64	63	61	61	58	61	64	77	78	80	70	52	49	47
Tue	44	56	91	95	82	73	68	60	61	65	80	92	96	79	60	51	48
Wed	44	57	91	101	85	72	65	61	62	66	82	87	92	80	59	50	46
Thu	44	62	93	97	78	74	70	64	63	67	87	97	94	78	61	51	45
Fri	45	62	89	85	66	73	72	75	73	78	87	86	77	66	54	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	52	68	75	73	71	73	66	66	63	54	56	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	54	70	85	97	100	84	67	58	58	55	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	64	64	63	61	61	58	61	64	77	78	80	70	52	49	47
Tue	44	56	91	95	82	73	68	60	61	65	80	92	96	79	60	51	48
Wed	44	57	91	101	85	72	65	61	62	66	82	87	92	80	59	50	46
Thu	44	62	93	97	78	74	70	64	63	67	87	97	94	78	61	51	45
Fri	45	62	89	85	66	73	72	75	73	78	87	86	77	66	54	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	52	68	75	73	71	73	66	66	63	54	56	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	54	70	85	97	100	84	67	58	58	55	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	64	64	63	61	61	58	61	64	77	78	80	70	52	49	47
Tue	44	56	91	95	82	73	68	60	61	65	80	92	96	79	60	51	48
Wed	44	57	91	101	85	72	65	61	62	66	82	87	92	80	59	50	46
Thu	44	62	93	97	78	74	70	64	63	67	87	97	94	78	61	51	45
Fri	45	62	89	85	66	73	72	75	73	78	87	86	77	66	54	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	52	68	75	73	71	73	66	66	63	54	56	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	54	70	85	97	100	84	67	58	58	55	52	46