Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Valencia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-5 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 6% 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 La Mirada 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	51	60	73	77	75	72	72	70	74	73	76	80	78	70	63	56	54
Tue	51	61	71	80	74	74	67	67	66	70	75	84	89	77	69	59	54
Wed	50	59	69	75	74	70	67	65	66	68	76	77	81	72	67	59	52
Thu	50	61	73	78	79	75	71	72	71	75	87	93	88	75	67	63	52
Fri	51	60	67	69	71	75	76	77	78	78	82	83	80	75	69	64	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	59	72	79	74	75	75	72	73	70	69	68	64	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	60	77	89	96	99	86	76	69	72	70	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from La Mirada to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 93 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 La Mirada 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 La Mirada to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Valencia?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (52 miles)

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Valencia to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	73	77	75	72	72	70	74	73	76	80	78	70	63	56	54
Tue	51	61	71	80	74	74	67	67	66	70	75	84	89	77	69	59	54
Wed	50	59	69	75	74	70	67	65	66	68	76	77	81	72	67	59	52
Thu	50	61	73	78	79	75	71	72	71	75	87	93	88	75	67	63	52
Fri	51	60	67	69	71	75	76	77	78	78	82	83	80	75	69	64	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	59	72	79	74	75	75	72	73	70	69	68	64	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	60	77	89	96	99	86	76	69	72	70	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	73	77	75	72	72	70	74	73	76	80	78	70	63	56	54
Tue	51	61	71	80	74	74	67	67	66	70	75	84	89	77	69	59	54
Wed	50	59	69	75	74	70	67	65	66	68	76	77	81	72	67	59	52
Thu	50	61	73	78	79	75	71	72	71	75	87	93	88	75	67	63	52
Fri	51	60	67	69	71	75	76	77	78	78	82	83	80	75	69	64	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	59	72	79	74	75	75	72	73	70	69	68	64	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	60	77	89	96	99	86	76	69	72	70	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	73	77	75	72	72	70	74	73	76	80	78	70	63	56	54
Tue	51	61	71	80	74	74	67	67	66	70	75	84	89	77	69	59	54
Wed	50	59	69	75	74	70	67	65	66	68	76	77	81	72	67	59	52
Thu	50	61	73	78	79	75	71	72	71	75	87	93	88	75	67	63	52
Fri	51	60	67	69	71	75	76	77	78	78	82	83	80	75	69	64	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	59	72	79	74	75	75	72	73	70	69	68	64	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	60	77	89	96	99	86	76	69	72	70	64	55