Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Carson

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 49 at this time.

None 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 Carson 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	70	89	77	58	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	98	121	95	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	53	48
Wed	47	50	59	68	60	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	46
Thu	49	86	113	81	50	48	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	47	48	51	49
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	50	52	50	49	49	50	51	50	49	49	53	49
Sat	50	53	53	51	51	51	51	58	58	51	52	52	53	50	48	50	45
Sun	48	49	49	47	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Valencia to Carson (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 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 Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 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	47	70	89	77	58	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	98	121	95	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	53	48
Wed	47	50	59	68	60	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	46
Thu	49	86	113	81	50	48	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	47	48	51	49
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	50	52	50	49	49	50	51	50	49	49	53	49
Sat	50	53	53	51	51	51	51	58	58	51	52	52	53	50	48	50	45
Sun	48	49	49	47	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	70	89	77	58	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	98	121	95	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	53	48
Wed	47	50	59	68	60	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	46
Thu	49	86	113	81	50	48	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	47	48	51	49
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	50	52	50	49	49	50	51	50	49	49	53	49
Sat	50	53	53	51	51	51	51	58	58	51	52	52	53	50	48	50	45
Sun	48	49	49	47	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	70	89	77	58	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	98	121	95	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	53	48
Wed	47	50	59	68	60	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	46
Thu	49	86	113	81	50	48	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	47	48	51	49
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	50	52	50	49	49	50	51	50	49	49	53	49
Sat	50	53	53	51	51	51	51	58	58	51	52	52	53	50	48	50	45
Sun	48	49	49	47	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	47