Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Compton

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Compton 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	50	76	95	81	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	51	49
Tue	49	108	129	99	67	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	54	54	54	57	51
Wed	50	53	64	72	63	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	49
Thu	52	95	119	84	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	50	51	54	52
Fri	50	55	58	55	51	54	56	53	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	56	52
Sat	53	57	57	54	55	54	55	62	62	55	55	56	56	53	51	53	48
Sun	50	52	52	50	51	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Valencia to Compton (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Compton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	95	81	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	51	49
Tue	49	108	129	99	67	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	54	54	54	57	51
Wed	50	53	64	72	63	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	49
Thu	52	95	119	84	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	50	51	54	52
Fri	50	55	58	55	51	54	56	53	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	56	52
Sat	53	57	57	54	55	54	55	62	62	55	55	56	56	53	51	53	48
Sun	50	52	52	50	51	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	95	81	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	51	49
Tue	49	108	129	99	67	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	54	54	54	57	51
Wed	50	53	64	72	63	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	49
Thu	52	95	119	84	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	50	51	54	52
Fri	50	55	58	55	51	54	56	53	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	56	52
Sat	53	57	57	54	55	54	55	62	62	55	55	56	56	53	51	53	48
Sun	50	52	52	50	51	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	95	81	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	51	49
Tue	49	108	129	99	67	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	54	54	54	57	51
Wed	50	53	64	72	63	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	49
Thu	52	95	119	84	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	50	51	54	52
Fri	50	55	58	55	51	54	56	53	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	56	52
Sat	53	57	57	54	55	54	55	62	62	55	55	56	56	53	51	53	48
Sun	50	52	52	50	51	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	50