Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Valencia

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 10% 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	46	53	69	72	70	67	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	65	58	52	49
Tue	46	55	68	75	72	70	63	61	58	61	66	74	79	69	63	55	49
Wed	45	55	68	71	70	68	61	61	61	62	64	68	70	62	59	53	47
Thu	46	53	71	76	75	69	66	66	64	67	77	83	78	67	63	60	48
Fri	47	54	64	68	67	71	68	74	72	71	73	73	69	66	63	59	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	66	71	69	68	70	66	67	64	62	62	59	49
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	70	82	91	93	82	71	63	66	64	59	50

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 83 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (93 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 8 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 83 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 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 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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More drives

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	46	53	69	72	70	67	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	65	58	52	49
Tue	46	55	68	75	72	70	63	61	58	61	66	74	79	69	63	55	49
Wed	45	55	68	71	70	68	61	61	61	62	64	68	70	62	59	53	47
Thu	46	53	71	76	75	69	66	66	64	67	77	83	78	67	63	60	48
Fri	47	54	64	68	67	71	68	74	72	71	73	73	69	66	63	59	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	66	71	69	68	70	66	67	64	62	62	59	49
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	70	82	91	93	82	71	63	66	64	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	69	72	70	67	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	65	58	52	49
Tue	46	55	68	75	72	70	63	61	58	61	66	74	79	69	63	55	49
Wed	45	55	68	71	70	68	61	61	61	62	64	68	70	62	59	53	47
Thu	46	53	71	76	75	69	66	66	64	67	77	83	78	67	63	60	48
Fri	47	54	64	68	67	71	68	74	72	71	73	73	69	66	63	59	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	66	71	69	68	70	66	67	64	62	62	59	49
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	70	82	91	93	82	71	63	66	64	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	69	72	70	67	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	65	58	52	49
Tue	46	55	68	75	72	70	63	61	58	61	66	74	79	69	63	55	49
Wed	45	55	68	71	70	68	61	61	61	62	64	68	70	62	59	53	47
Thu	46	53	71	76	75	69	66	66	64	67	77	83	78	67	63	60	48
Fri	47	54	64	68	67	71	68	74	72	71	73	73	69	66	63	59	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	66	71	69	68	70	66	67	64	62	62	59	49
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	70	82	91	93	82	71	63	66	64	59	50