Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Valencia

Right now (7:19 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-5 North, usually 45 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 Koreatown 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	33	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	42	41	42	45	45	40	37	36
Tue	33	34	34	35	34	36	37	36	36	36	39	47	58	58	52	41	37
Wed	33	34	34	34	33	35	37	36	35	36	43	47	46	46	42	36	34
Thu	33	34	36	40	40	41	42	41	42	42	56	84	72	55	48	41	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	35	47	46	51	53	53	85	74	73	58	48	42	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	39	51	50	48	51	50	47	57	42	37	38	35
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	37	49	63	75	74	72	50	42	41	40	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Koreatown to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Valencia?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Valencia to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City · Koreatown to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	42	41	42	45	45	40	37	36
Tue	33	34	34	35	34	36	37	36	36	36	39	47	58	58	52	41	37
Wed	33	34	34	34	33	35	37	36	35	36	43	47	46	46	42	36	34
Thu	33	34	36	40	40	41	42	41	42	42	56	84	72	55	48	41	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	35	47	46	51	53	53	85	74	73	58	48	42	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	39	51	50	48	51	50	47	57	42	37	38	35
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	37	49	63	75	74	72	50	42	41	40	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	42	41	42	45	45	40	37	36
Tue	33	34	34	35	34	36	37	36	36	36	39	47	58	58	52	41	37
Wed	33	34	34	34	33	35	37	36	35	36	43	47	46	46	42	36	34
Thu	33	34	36	40	40	41	42	41	42	42	56	84	72	55	48	41	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	35	47	46	51	53	53	85	74	73	58	48	42	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	39	51	50	48	51	50	47	57	42	37	38	35
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	37	49	63	75	74	72	50	42	41	40	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	42	41	42	45	45	40	37	36
Tue	33	34	34	35	34	36	37	36	36	36	39	47	58	58	52	41	37
Wed	33	34	34	34	33	35	37	36	35	36	43	47	46	46	42	36	34
Thu	33	34	36	40	40	41	42	41	42	42	56	84	72	55	48	41	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	35	47	46	51	53	53	85	74	73	58	48	42	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	39	51	50	48	51	50	47	57	42	37	38	35
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	37	49	63	75	74	72	50	42	41	40	37	36