Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Mead Valley

Right now (12:05 am PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South.

Only 14% 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 Los Angeles to Mead Valley 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	70	71	82	81	74	75	81	83	90	95	117	133	113	95	80	70	64
Tue	67	70	99	92	81	75	76	80	90	108	125	135	116	99	87	75	64
Wed	68	73	92	91	80	77	79	84	89	99	111	124	105	88	81	74	65
Thu	68	70	91	95	88	80	84	90	98	103	124	133	116	103	86	72	66
Fri	65	69	88	92	86	85	92	96	108	120	135	136	123	102	83	74	66
Sat	64	67	68	70	75	77	84	86	88	90	94	92	85	82	77	74	67
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	72	76	80	92	90	88	76	75	80	74	73	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Los Angeles to Mead Valley (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Mead Valley 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 Los Angeles to Mead Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Mead Valley?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 64 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Mead Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	82	81	74	75	81	83	90	95	117	133	113	95	80	70	64
Tue	67	70	99	92	81	75	76	80	90	108	125	135	116	99	87	75	64
Wed	68	73	92	91	80	77	79	84	89	99	111	124	105	88	81	74	65
Thu	68	70	91	95	88	80	84	90	98	103	124	133	116	103	86	72	66
Fri	65	69	88	92	86	85	92	96	108	120	135	136	123	102	83	74	66
Sat	64	67	68	70	75	77	84	86	88	90	94	92	85	82	77	74	67
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	72	76	80	92	90	88	76	75	80	74	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	82	81	74	75	81	83	90	95	117	133	113	95	80	70	64
Tue	67	70	99	92	81	75	76	80	90	108	125	135	116	99	87	75	64
Wed	68	73	92	91	80	77	79	84	89	99	111	124	105	88	81	74	65
Thu	68	70	91	95	88	80	84	90	98	103	124	133	116	103	86	72	66
Fri	65	69	88	92	86	85	92	96	108	120	135	136	123	102	83	74	66
Sat	64	67	68	70	75	77	84	86	88	90	94	92	85	82	77	74	67
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	72	76	80	92	90	88	76	75	80	74	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	82	81	74	75	81	83	90	95	117	133	113	95	80	70	64
Tue	67	70	99	92	81	75	76	80	90	108	125	135	116	99	87	75	64
Wed	68	73	92	91	80	77	79	84	89	99	111	124	105	88	81	74	65
Thu	68	70	91	95	88	80	84	90	98	103	124	133	116	103	86	72	66
Fri	65	69	88	92	86	85	92	96	108	120	135	136	123	102	83	74	66
Sat	64	67	68	70	75	77	84	86	88	90	94	92	85	82	77	74	67
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	72	76	80	92	90	88	76	75	80	74	73	67