Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Valencia

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 12% 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 South Gate 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	47	57	74	76	75	68	66	65	69	67	67	70	71	64	56	50	47
Tue	46	57	70	78	75	72	65	63	59	63	67	75	81	69	63	56	49
Wed	45	56	71	75	75	70	64	61	60	60	64	68	70	61	59	53	46
Thu	46	55	75	80	79	72	70	67	66	69	82	90	82	70	65	59	48
Fri	47	57	68	72	70	77	72	76	78	75	77	77	73	68	64	61	50
Sat	47	48	50	51	56	75	84	78	76	74	69	70	66	63	65	61	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	56	70	83	95	96	91	72	63	64	64	62	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from South Gate to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 90 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Valencia?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	74	76	75	68	66	65	69	67	67	70	71	64	56	50	47
Tue	46	57	70	78	75	72	65	63	59	63	67	75	81	69	63	56	49
Wed	45	56	71	75	75	70	64	61	60	60	64	68	70	61	59	53	46
Thu	46	55	75	80	79	72	70	67	66	69	82	90	82	70	65	59	48
Fri	47	57	68	72	70	77	72	76	78	75	77	77	73	68	64	61	50
Sat	47	48	50	51	56	75	84	78	76	74	69	70	66	63	65	61	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	56	70	83	95	96	91	72	63	64	64	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	74	76	75	68	66	65	69	67	67	70	71	64	56	50	47
Tue	46	57	70	78	75	72	65	63	59	63	67	75	81	69	63	56	49
Wed	45	56	71	75	75	70	64	61	60	60	64	68	70	61	59	53	46
Thu	46	55	75	80	79	72	70	67	66	69	82	90	82	70	65	59	48
Fri	47	57	68	72	70	77	72	76	78	75	77	77	73	68	64	61	50
Sat	47	48	50	51	56	75	84	78	76	74	69	70	66	63	65	61	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	56	70	83	95	96	91	72	63	64	64	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	74	76	75	68	66	65	69	67	67	70	71	64	56	50	47
Tue	46	57	70	78	75	72	65	63	59	63	67	75	81	69	63	56	49
Wed	45	56	71	75	75	70	64	61	60	60	64	68	70	61	59	53	46
Thu	46	55	75	80	79	72	70	67	66	69	82	90	82	70	65	59	48
Fri	47	57	68	72	70	77	72	76	78	75	77	77	73	68	64	61	50
Sat	47	48	50	51	56	75	84	78	76	74	69	70	66	63	65	61	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	56	70	83	95	96	91	72	63	64	64	62	51