Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Goleta to Valencia
Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 90 minutes via US-101 South, usually 88 at this time.
Only 27% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 101 | 96 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 |
| Tue | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 85 |
| Wed | 84 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Thu | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 103 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 85 | 85 |
| Fri | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 98 | 103 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 84 |
| Sat | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Sun | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Goleta to Valencia (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).
About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (about 37 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Goleta 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 Goleta to Valencia?
On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Goleta to Valencia?
The 81-mile drive usually takes 84 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Goleta to Valencia?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)
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