Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Valencia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Montebello 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	44	51	65	68	66	63	64	62	66	65	69	73	73	65	59	50	47
Tue	44	52	64	70	67	65	60	59	57	63	68	77	82	71	66	54	47
Wed	44	50	61	66	64	63	59	58	58	62	66	69	74	65	62	53	45
Thu	44	50	65	70	69	66	64	65	66	68	79	86	80	69	65	59	46
Fri	45	51	59	63	64	69	67	70	72	72	75	76	72	68	64	59	48
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	65	72	69	69	71	67	67	64	62	62	59	48
Sun	45	44	44	45	45	52	69	82	92	95	83	72	63	66	65	58	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Montebello to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to Valencia?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (44 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	65	68	66	63	64	62	66	65	69	73	73	65	59	50	47
Tue	44	52	64	70	67	65	60	59	57	63	68	77	82	71	66	54	47
Wed	44	50	61	66	64	63	59	58	58	62	66	69	74	65	62	53	45
Thu	44	50	65	70	69	66	64	65	66	68	79	86	80	69	65	59	46
Fri	45	51	59	63	64	69	67	70	72	72	75	76	72	68	64	59	48
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	65	72	69	69	71	67	67	64	62	62	59	48
Sun	45	44	44	45	45	52	69	82	92	95	83	72	63	66	65	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	65	68	66	63	64	62	66	65	69	73	73	65	59	50	47
Tue	44	52	64	70	67	65	60	59	57	63	68	77	82	71	66	54	47
Wed	44	50	61	66	64	63	59	58	58	62	66	69	74	65	62	53	45
Thu	44	50	65	70	69	66	64	65	66	68	79	86	80	69	65	59	46
Fri	45	51	59	63	64	69	67	70	72	72	75	76	72	68	64	59	48
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	65	72	69	69	71	67	67	64	62	62	59	48
Sun	45	44	44	45	45	52	69	82	92	95	83	72	63	66	65	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	65	68	66	63	64	62	66	65	69	73	73	65	59	50	47
Tue	44	52	64	70	67	65	60	59	57	63	68	77	82	71	66	54	47
Wed	44	50	61	66	64	63	59	58	58	62	66	69	74	65	62	53	45
Thu	44	50	65	70	69	66	64	65	66	68	79	86	80	69	65	59	46
Fri	45	51	59	63	64	69	67	70	72	72	75	76	72	68	64	59	48
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	65	72	69	69	71	67	67	64	62	62	59	48
Sun	45	44	44	45	45	52	69	82	92	95	83	72	63	66	65	58	49