Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Valencia

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 73 at this time.

Only 3% 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	52	64	89	85	83	79	74	70	73	73	86	85	87	75	60	58	56
Tue	52	75	143	135	110	97	87	71	72	74	87	99	102	86	68	60	56
Wed	52	76	149	143	114	96	81	73	73	74	89	93	97	87	66	59	54
Thu	53	79	140	130	103	99	87	78	73	80	97	103	98	85	67	60	54
Fri	52	78	129	107	90	85	95	91	85	88	95	92	82	73	62	60	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	60	78	88	83	89	88	79	77	72	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	56	62	82	99	115	117	94	76	68	67	64	62	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 52 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (121 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 2 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 52 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Valencia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 153 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	52	64	89	85	83	79	74	70	73	73	86	85	87	75	60	58	56
Tue	52	75	143	135	110	97	87	71	72	74	87	99	102	86	68	60	56
Wed	52	76	149	143	114	96	81	73	73	74	89	93	97	87	66	59	54
Thu	53	79	140	130	103	99	87	78	73	80	97	103	98	85	67	60	54
Fri	52	78	129	107	90	85	95	91	85	88	95	92	82	73	62	60	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	60	78	88	83	89	88	79	77	72	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	56	62	82	99	115	117	94	76	68	67	64	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	89	85	83	79	74	70	73	73	86	85	87	75	60	58	56
Tue	52	75	143	135	110	97	87	71	72	74	87	99	102	86	68	60	56
Wed	52	76	149	143	114	96	81	73	73	74	89	93	97	87	66	59	54
Thu	53	79	140	130	103	99	87	78	73	80	97	103	98	85	67	60	54
Fri	52	78	129	107	90	85	95	91	85	88	95	92	82	73	62	60	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	60	78	88	83	89	88	79	77	72	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	56	62	82	99	115	117	94	76	68	67	64	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	89	85	83	79	74	70	73	73	86	85	87	75	60	58	56
Tue	52	75	143	135	110	97	87	71	72	74	87	99	102	86	68	60	56
Wed	52	76	149	143	114	96	81	73	73	74	89	93	97	87	66	59	54
Thu	53	79	140	130	103	99	87	78	73	80	97	103	98	85	67	60	54
Fri	52	78	129	107	90	85	95	91	85	88	95	92	82	73	62	60	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	60	78	88	83	89	88	79	77	72	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	56	62	82	99	115	117	94	76	68	67	64	62	54