Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Valencia

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Long Beach 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	56	56	57	58	58	60	63	64	73	103	147	162	140	103	74	61	57
Tue	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	62	66	94	163	179	150	115	83	65	59
Wed	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	60	67	87	142	166	148	117	86	63	58
Thu	57	58	62	63	64	64	66	69	80	100	154	165	147	112	84	65	58
Fri	57	57	58	60	60	72	69	75	81	101	134	152	135	100	73	64	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	68	73	72	67	68	65	69	63	61	59	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	62	72	83	89	89	83	67	60	60	59	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Long Beach to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Valencia?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 55 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Valencia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	58	58	60	63	64	73	103	147	162	140	103	74	61	57
Tue	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	62	66	94	163	179	150	115	83	65	59
Wed	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	60	67	87	142	166	148	117	86	63	58
Thu	57	58	62	63	64	64	66	69	80	100	154	165	147	112	84	65	58
Fri	57	57	58	60	60	72	69	75	81	101	134	152	135	100	73	64	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	68	73	72	67	68	65	69	63	61	59	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	62	72	83	89	89	83	67	60	60	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	58	58	60	63	64	73	103	147	162	140	103	74	61	57
Tue	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	62	66	94	163	179	150	115	83	65	59
Wed	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	60	67	87	142	166	148	117	86	63	58
Thu	57	58	62	63	64	64	66	69	80	100	154	165	147	112	84	65	58
Fri	57	57	58	60	60	72	69	75	81	101	134	152	135	100	73	64	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	68	73	72	67	68	65	69	63	61	59	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	62	72	83	89	89	83	67	60	60	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	58	58	60	63	64	73	103	147	162	140	103	74	61	57
Tue	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	62	66	94	163	179	150	115	83	65	59
Wed	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	60	67	87	142	166	148	117	86	63	58
Thu	57	58	62	63	64	64	66	69	80	100	154	165	147	112	84	65	58
Fri	57	57	58	60	60	72	69	75	81	101	134	152	135	100	73	64	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	68	73	72	67	68	65	69	63	61	59	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	62	72	83	89	89	83	67	60	60	59	59	56