Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Valencia

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 4% 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	35	36	36	38	37	38	40	40	42	51	69	81	85	70	48	40	38
Tue	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	47	68	89	95	75	55	43	39
Wed	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	63	78	87	74	56	41	37
Thu	36	37	39	43	43	42	42	44	46	51	71	91	89	71	54	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	39	39	46	47	48	50	56	71	82	80	67	48	41	38
Sat	36	37	36	37	37	42	49	48	43	46	43	43	41	38	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	38	48	60	69	68	66	47	42	42	40	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 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (70 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 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 97 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 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 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 · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto · Mid-City to Compton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	38	37	38	40	40	42	51	69	81	85	70	48	40	38
Tue	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	47	68	89	95	75	55	43	39
Wed	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	63	78	87	74	56	41	37
Thu	36	37	39	43	43	42	42	44	46	51	71	91	89	71	54	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	39	39	46	47	48	50	56	71	82	80	67	48	41	38
Sat	36	37	36	37	37	42	49	48	43	46	43	43	41	38	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	38	48	60	69	68	66	47	42	42	40	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	38	37	38	40	40	42	51	69	81	85	70	48	40	38
Tue	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	47	68	89	95	75	55	43	39
Wed	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	63	78	87	74	56	41	37
Thu	36	37	39	43	43	42	42	44	46	51	71	91	89	71	54	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	39	39	46	47	48	50	56	71	82	80	67	48	41	38
Sat	36	37	36	37	37	42	49	48	43	46	43	43	41	38	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	38	48	60	69	68	66	47	42	42	40	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	38	37	38	40	40	42	51	69	81	85	70	48	40	38
Tue	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	47	68	89	95	75	55	43	39
Wed	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	63	78	87	74	56	41	37
Thu	36	37	39	43	43	42	42	44	46	51	71	91	89	71	54	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	39	39	46	47	48	50	56	71	82	80	67	48	41	38
Sat	36	37	36	37	37	42	49	48	43	46	43	43	41	38	37	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	38	48	60	69	68	66	47	42	42	40	38	36