Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 23% 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	45	57	61	50	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	47	44	42	42	40
Tue	40	50	76	79	58	47	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Wed	40	45	54	65	57	48	45	44	46	50	53	53	50	48	45	43	41
Thu	40	45	71	68	51	47	46	45	47	48	51	51	50	47	44	43	42
Fri	41	44	47	50	46	45	47	48	51	52	53	52	50	47	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	43	43	44	47	50	48	47	47	46	43	42	41	40
Sun	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	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 40 minutes and up to 79 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 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 7 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 40 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 79 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 79 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	45	57	61	50	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	47	44	42	42	40
Tue	40	50	76	79	58	47	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Wed	40	45	54	65	57	48	45	44	46	50	53	53	50	48	45	43	41
Thu	40	45	71	68	51	47	46	45	47	48	51	51	50	47	44	43	42
Fri	41	44	47	50	46	45	47	48	51	52	53	52	50	47	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	43	43	44	47	50	48	47	47	46	43	42	41	40
Sun	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	57	61	50	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	47	44	42	42	40
Tue	40	50	76	79	58	47	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Wed	40	45	54	65	57	48	45	44	46	50	53	53	50	48	45	43	41
Thu	40	45	71	68	51	47	46	45	47	48	51	51	50	47	44	43	42
Fri	41	44	47	50	46	45	47	48	51	52	53	52	50	47	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	43	43	44	47	50	48	47	47	46	43	42	41	40
Sun	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	57	61	50	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	47	44	42	42	40
Tue	40	50	76	79	58	47	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Wed	40	45	54	65	57	48	45	44	46	50	53	53	50	48	45	43	41
Thu	40	45	71	68	51	47	46	45	47	48	51	51	50	47	44	43	42
Fri	41	44	47	50	46	45	47	48	51	52	53	52	50	47	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	43	43	44	47	50	48	47	47	46	43	42	41	40
Sun	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	41