Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Valencia

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Monterey Park 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	40	46	57	59	60	59	59	57	61	61	61	63	64	57	50	44	41
Tue	40	46	56	56	60	61	57	55	51	55	60	67	74	64	58	50	43
Wed	39	45	53	55	57	59	57	55	53	54	56	60	64	55	54	48	40
Thu	39	45	57	59	61	61	60	59	59	61	72	80	74	62	58	53	42
Fri	41	46	53	56	59	68	62	67	67	67	66	68	66	60	56	55	43
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	64	70	68	64	66	61	61	57	55	57	56	43
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	47	63	75	86	86	79	67	57	58	56	54	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Monterey Park to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 80 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Valencia?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 39 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Valencia to Monterey Park (return trip) · Monterey Park to Los Angeles · Monterey Park to South Whittier · Monterey Park to Culver City · Monterey Park to Long Beach · Monterey Park to Anaheim · Monterey Park to Riverside · Monterey Park to Santa Ana · Monterey Park to Irvine · Monterey Park to San Bernardino · Monterey Park to Fontana · Monterey Park to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	57	59	60	59	59	57	61	61	61	63	64	57	50	44	41
Tue	40	46	56	56	60	61	57	55	51	55	60	67	74	64	58	50	43
Wed	39	45	53	55	57	59	57	55	53	54	56	60	64	55	54	48	40
Thu	39	45	57	59	61	61	60	59	59	61	72	80	74	62	58	53	42
Fri	41	46	53	56	59	68	62	67	67	67	66	68	66	60	56	55	43
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	64	70	68	64	66	61	61	57	55	57	56	43
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	47	63	75	86	86	79	67	57	58	56	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	57	59	60	59	59	57	61	61	61	63	64	57	50	44	41
Tue	40	46	56	56	60	61	57	55	51	55	60	67	74	64	58	50	43
Wed	39	45	53	55	57	59	57	55	53	54	56	60	64	55	54	48	40
Thu	39	45	57	59	61	61	60	59	59	61	72	80	74	62	58	53	42
Fri	41	46	53	56	59	68	62	67	67	67	66	68	66	60	56	55	43
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	64	70	68	64	66	61	61	57	55	57	56	43
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	47	63	75	86	86	79	67	57	58	56	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	57	59	60	59	59	57	61	61	61	63	64	57	50	44	41
Tue	40	46	56	56	60	61	57	55	51	55	60	67	74	64	58	50	43
Wed	39	45	53	55	57	59	57	55	53	54	56	60	64	55	54	48	40
Thu	39	45	57	59	61	61	60	59	59	61	72	80	74	62	58	53	42
Fri	41	46	53	56	59	68	62	67	67	67	66	68	66	60	56	55	43
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	64	70	68	64	66	61	61	57	55	57	56	43
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	47	63	75	86	86	79	67	57	58	56	54	44