Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Arcadia

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Valencia to Arcadia 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	40	46	59	61	49	44	43	44	45	48	49	50	47	43	42	42	40
Tue	40	49	73	77	56	46	44	43	46	48	50	51	49	47	43	43	41
Wed	40	43	51	58	56	48	45	44	46	50	52	53	51	46	44	43	40
Thu	41	45	73	73	50	45	43	44	47	50	53	53	51	46	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	48	45	44	47	48	51	54	55	53	51	48	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	50	49	48	47	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Valencia to Arcadia (via I-210 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Arcadia 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 Valencia to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Arcadia?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Arcadia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	61	49	44	43	44	45	48	49	50	47	43	42	42	40
Tue	40	49	73	77	56	46	44	43	46	48	50	51	49	47	43	43	41
Wed	40	43	51	58	56	48	45	44	46	50	52	53	51	46	44	43	40
Thu	41	45	73	73	50	45	43	44	47	50	53	53	51	46	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	48	45	44	47	48	51	54	55	53	51	48	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	50	49	48	47	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	61	49	44	43	44	45	48	49	50	47	43	42	42	40
Tue	40	49	73	77	56	46	44	43	46	48	50	51	49	47	43	43	41
Wed	40	43	51	58	56	48	45	44	46	50	52	53	51	46	44	43	40
Thu	41	45	73	73	50	45	43	44	47	50	53	53	51	46	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	48	45	44	47	48	51	54	55	53	51	48	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	50	49	48	47	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	61	49	44	43	44	45	48	49	50	47	43	42	42	40
Tue	40	49	73	77	56	46	44	43	46	48	50	51	49	47	43	43	41
Wed	40	43	51	58	56	48	45	44	46	50	52	53	51	46	44	43	40
Thu	41	45	73	73	50	45	43	44	47	50	53	53	51	46	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	48	45	44	47	48	51	54	55	53	51	48	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	50	49	48	47	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	43	41