Best Time to Drive from Mead Valley to Los Angeles

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Mead Valley to Los Angeles 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	75	94	103	100	86	75	79	76	79	83	85	87	88	80	68	67	64
Tue	75	98	113	112	95	82	77	76	77	86	93	97	87	82	69	66	65
Wed	76	106	114	115	93	80	79	77	80	87	91	94	90	83	70	66	64
Thu	73	95	104	101	94	83	78	80	82	89	94	97	92	84	72	66	64
Fri	71	82	84	87	87	83	81	86	94	102	99	107	102	90	75	68	64
Sat	64	67	68	68	73	77	82	84	87	85	85	89	81	76	73	68	64
Sun	64	65	66	66	69	72	77	78	77	77	76	72	72	71	72	70	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Mead Valley to Los Angeles (via SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (89 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 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mead Valley to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Mead Valley to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 64 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mead Valley to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (31 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

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

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Los Angeles to Mead Valley (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	94	103	100	86	75	79	76	79	83	85	87	88	80	68	67	64
Tue	75	98	113	112	95	82	77	76	77	86	93	97	87	82	69	66	65
Wed	76	106	114	115	93	80	79	77	80	87	91	94	90	83	70	66	64
Thu	73	95	104	101	94	83	78	80	82	89	94	97	92	84	72	66	64
Fri	71	82	84	87	87	83	81	86	94	102	99	107	102	90	75	68	64
Sat	64	67	68	68	73	77	82	84	87	85	85	89	81	76	73	68	64
Sun	64	65	66	66	69	72	77	78	77	77	76	72	72	71	72	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	94	103	100	86	75	79	76	79	83	85	87	88	80	68	67	64
Tue	75	98	113	112	95	82	77	76	77	86	93	97	87	82	69	66	65
Wed	76	106	114	115	93	80	79	77	80	87	91	94	90	83	70	66	64
Thu	73	95	104	101	94	83	78	80	82	89	94	97	92	84	72	66	64
Fri	71	82	84	87	87	83	81	86	94	102	99	107	102	90	75	68	64
Sat	64	67	68	68	73	77	82	84	87	85	85	89	81	76	73	68	64
Sun	64	65	66	66	69	72	77	78	77	77	76	72	72	71	72	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	94	103	100	86	75	79	76	79	83	85	87	88	80	68	67	64
Tue	75	98	113	112	95	82	77	76	77	86	93	97	87	82	69	66	65
Wed	76	106	114	115	93	80	79	77	80	87	91	94	90	83	70	66	64
Thu	73	95	104	101	94	83	78	80	82	89	94	97	92	84	72	66	64
Fri	71	82	84	87	87	83	81	86	94	102	99	107	102	90	75	68	64
Sat	64	67	68	68	73	77	82	84	87	85	85	89	81	76	73	68	64
Sun	64	65	66	66	69	72	77	78	77	77	76	72	72	71	72	70	64