Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Valencia

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Mid-City 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	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	42	56	74	88	91	72	48	40	37
Tue	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	48	72	96	100	75	55	43	38
Wed	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	40	45	68	80	90	74	57	41	36
Thu	36	36	38	42	42	41	42	44	49	54	80	99	94	75	55	43	37
Fri	36	36	37	38	39	50	48	52	54	60	74	85	87	71	49	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	37	43	51	51	44	48	44	44	41	39	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	50	58	69	68	68	48	39	40	37	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Mid-City to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Valencia?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Valencia to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City 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	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	42	56	74	88	91	72	48	40	37
Tue	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	48	72	96	100	75	55	43	38
Wed	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	40	45	68	80	90	74	57	41	36
Thu	36	36	38	42	42	41	42	44	49	54	80	99	94	75	55	43	37
Fri	36	36	37	38	39	50	48	52	54	60	74	85	87	71	49	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	37	43	51	51	44	48	44	44	41	39	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	50	58	69	68	68	48	39	40	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	42	56	74	88	91	72	48	40	37
Tue	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	48	72	96	100	75	55	43	38
Wed	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	40	45	68	80	90	74	57	41	36
Thu	36	36	38	42	42	41	42	44	49	54	80	99	94	75	55	43	37
Fri	36	36	37	38	39	50	48	52	54	60	74	85	87	71	49	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	37	43	51	51	44	48	44	44	41	39	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	50	58	69	68	68	48	39	40	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	42	56	74	88	91	72	48	40	37
Tue	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	48	72	96	100	75	55	43	38
Wed	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	40	45	68	80	90	74	57	41	36
Thu	36	36	38	42	42	41	42	44	49	54	80	99	94	75	55	43	37
Fri	36	36	37	38	39	50	48	52	54	60	74	85	87	71	49	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	37	43	51	51	44	48	44	44	41	39	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	50	58	69	68	68	48	39	40	37	38	36