Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Valencia

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 1% 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 San Pedro 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	54	54	55	56	56	58	61	61	71	98	140	157	137	101	71	59	55
Tue	54	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	63	84	144	167	141	108	80	62	57
Wed	53	54	55	56	57	57	56	58	64	81	128	153	141	114	84	61	55
Thu	55	56	60	62	62	62	64	67	76	92	141	156	139	108	79	64	56
Fri	55	55	57	59	59	70	67	73	79	94	128	145	132	99	71	62	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	67	71	70	65	67	63	67	61	59	57	58	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	60	70	81	87	88	82	63	58	58	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from San Pedro to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 167 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Valencia?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 167 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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More drives

Valencia to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	56	56	58	61	61	71	98	140	157	137	101	71	59	55
Tue	54	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	63	84	144	167	141	108	80	62	57
Wed	53	54	55	56	57	57	56	58	64	81	128	153	141	114	84	61	55
Thu	55	56	60	62	62	62	64	67	76	92	141	156	139	108	79	64	56
Fri	55	55	57	59	59	70	67	73	79	94	128	145	132	99	71	62	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	67	71	70	65	67	63	67	61	59	57	58	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	60	70	81	87	88	82	63	58	58	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	56	56	58	61	61	71	98	140	157	137	101	71	59	55
Tue	54	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	63	84	144	167	141	108	80	62	57
Wed	53	54	55	56	57	57	56	58	64	81	128	153	141	114	84	61	55
Thu	55	56	60	62	62	62	64	67	76	92	141	156	139	108	79	64	56
Fri	55	55	57	59	59	70	67	73	79	94	128	145	132	99	71	62	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	67	71	70	65	67	63	67	61	59	57	58	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	60	70	81	87	88	82	63	58	58	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	56	56	58	61	61	71	98	140	157	137	101	71	59	55
Tue	54	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	63	84	144	167	141	108	80	62	57
Wed	53	54	55	56	57	57	56	58	64	81	128	153	141	114	84	61	55
Thu	55	56	60	62	62	62	64	67	76	92	141	156	139	108	79	64	56
Fri	55	55	57	59	59	70	67	73	79	94	128	145	132	99	71	62	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	67	71	70	65	67	63	67	61	59	57	58	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	60	70	81	87	88	82	63	58	58	57	57	54