Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Valencia

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 82 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	62	93	119	110	110	104	94	96	101	102	113	121	109	88	72	68	65
Tue	61	114	167	148	125	116	104	88	88	93	112	124	119	100	79	70	66
Wed	61	104	170	154	125	111	97	89	91	98	112	120	116	100	76	67	62
Thu	61	112	163	141	118	116	101	95	87	96	119	130	116	96	76	69	63
Fri	63	109	149	121	119	107	123	114	109	116	118	111	96	86	73	70	64
Sat	64	65	66	69	80	106	118	108	120	112	103	95	91	78	82	73	64
Sun	64	63	65	65	67	76	99	122	143	139	114	88	79	74	73	72	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (144 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Valencia?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Valencia?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	93	119	110	110	104	94	96	101	102	113	121	109	88	72	68	65
Tue	61	114	167	148	125	116	104	88	88	93	112	124	119	100	79	70	66
Wed	61	104	170	154	125	111	97	89	91	98	112	120	116	100	76	67	62
Thu	61	112	163	141	118	116	101	95	87	96	119	130	116	96	76	69	63
Fri	63	109	149	121	119	107	123	114	109	116	118	111	96	86	73	70	64
Sat	64	65	66	69	80	106	118	108	120	112	103	95	91	78	82	73	64
Sun	64	63	65	65	67	76	99	122	143	139	114	88	79	74	73	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	93	119	110	110	104	94	96	101	102	113	121	109	88	72	68	65
Tue	61	114	167	148	125	116	104	88	88	93	112	124	119	100	79	70	66
Wed	61	104	170	154	125	111	97	89	91	98	112	120	116	100	76	67	62
Thu	61	112	163	141	118	116	101	95	87	96	119	130	116	96	76	69	63
Fri	63	109	149	121	119	107	123	114	109	116	118	111	96	86	73	70	64
Sat	64	65	66	69	80	106	118	108	120	112	103	95	91	78	82	73	64
Sun	64	63	65	65	67	76	99	122	143	139	114	88	79	74	73	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	93	119	110	110	104	94	96	101	102	113	121	109	88	72	68	65
Tue	61	114	167	148	125	116	104	88	88	93	112	124	119	100	79	70	66
Wed	61	104	170	154	125	111	97	89	91	98	112	120	116	100	76	67	62
Thu	61	112	163	141	118	116	101	95	87	96	119	130	116	96	76	69	63
Fri	63	109	149	121	119	107	123	114	109	116	118	111	96	86	73	70	64
Sat	64	65	66	69	80	106	118	108	120	112	103	95	91	78	82	73	64
Sun	64	63	65	65	67	76	99	122	143	139	114	88	79	74	73	72	64