Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Valencia

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Lakewood 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	53	70	90	95	88	78	75	73	78	76	75	77	77	70	62	56	54
Tue	53	72	87	100	91	84	74	71	67	71	76	83	87	74	70	61	55
Wed	52	71	89	95	91	80	73	70	67	68	73	75	76	67	65	60	52
Thu	52	69	92	101	94	82	81	76	74	79	91	95	87	76	71	65	55
Fri	54	68	79	84	83	84	82	86	87	84	85	84	79	75	72	68	56
Sat	54	54	58	59	65	85	91	84	86	82	76	78	73	71	74	67	56
Sun	53	52	52	53	55	65	79	94	103	105	95	80	72	74	73	70	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Lakewood to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Valencia?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Valencia to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Fullerton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	90	95	88	78	75	73	78	76	75	77	77	70	62	56	54
Tue	53	72	87	100	91	84	74	71	67	71	76	83	87	74	70	61	55
Wed	52	71	89	95	91	80	73	70	67	68	73	75	76	67	65	60	52
Thu	52	69	92	101	94	82	81	76	74	79	91	95	87	76	71	65	55
Fri	54	68	79	84	83	84	82	86	87	84	85	84	79	75	72	68	56
Sat	54	54	58	59	65	85	91	84	86	82	76	78	73	71	74	67	56
Sun	53	52	52	53	55	65	79	94	103	105	95	80	72	74	73	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	90	95	88	78	75	73	78	76	75	77	77	70	62	56	54
Tue	53	72	87	100	91	84	74	71	67	71	76	83	87	74	70	61	55
Wed	52	71	89	95	91	80	73	70	67	68	73	75	76	67	65	60	52
Thu	52	69	92	101	94	82	81	76	74	79	91	95	87	76	71	65	55
Fri	54	68	79	84	83	84	82	86	87	84	85	84	79	75	72	68	56
Sat	54	54	58	59	65	85	91	84	86	82	76	78	73	71	74	67	56
Sun	53	52	52	53	55	65	79	94	103	105	95	80	72	74	73	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	90	95	88	78	75	73	78	76	75	77	77	70	62	56	54
Tue	53	72	87	100	91	84	74	71	67	71	76	83	87	74	70	61	55
Wed	52	71	89	95	91	80	73	70	67	68	73	75	76	67	65	60	52
Thu	52	69	92	101	94	82	81	76	74	79	91	95	87	76	71	65	55
Fri	54	68	79	84	83	84	82	86	87	84	85	84	79	75	72	68	56
Sat	54	54	58	59	65	85	91	84	86	82	76	78	73	71	74	67	56
Sun	53	52	52	53	55	65	79	94	103	105	95	80	72	74	73	70	58