Best Time to Drive from Valencia to East Los Angeles

Right now (8:43 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-5 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 16% 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 East Los Angeles 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	38	50	60	64	54	50	49	47	49	51	51	54	53	49	43	41	39
Tue	38	56	79	87	64	53	48	48	48	52	56	58	58	53	45	42	39
Wed	37	46	57	69	64	51	49	48	49	54	57	58	60	54	47	43	40
Thu	38	49	70	68	58	52	50	49	52	56	59	58	61	54	46	44	40
Fri	38	46	49	52	49	48	50	53	57	60	57	59	58	52	48	45	41
Sat	39	41	42	43	45	46	48	50	55	53	53	52	54	51	48	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	50	50	51	49	50	48	50	48	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Valencia to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to East Los Angeles?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 37 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (40 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	64	54	50	49	47	49	51	51	54	53	49	43	41	39
Tue	38	56	79	87	64	53	48	48	48	52	56	58	58	53	45	42	39
Wed	37	46	57	69	64	51	49	48	49	54	57	58	60	54	47	43	40
Thu	38	49	70	68	58	52	50	49	52	56	59	58	61	54	46	44	40
Fri	38	46	49	52	49	48	50	53	57	60	57	59	58	52	48	45	41
Sat	39	41	42	43	45	46	48	50	55	53	53	52	54	51	48	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	50	50	51	49	50	48	50	48	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	64	54	50	49	47	49	51	51	54	53	49	43	41	39
Tue	38	56	79	87	64	53	48	48	48	52	56	58	58	53	45	42	39
Wed	37	46	57	69	64	51	49	48	49	54	57	58	60	54	47	43	40
Thu	38	49	70	68	58	52	50	49	52	56	59	58	61	54	46	44	40
Fri	38	46	49	52	49	48	50	53	57	60	57	59	58	52	48	45	41
Sat	39	41	42	43	45	46	48	50	55	53	53	52	54	51	48	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	50	50	51	49	50	48	50	48	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	64	54	50	49	47	49	51	51	54	53	49	43	41	39
Tue	38	56	79	87	64	53	48	48	48	52	56	58	58	53	45	42	39
Wed	37	46	57	69	64	51	49	48	49	54	57	58	60	54	47	43	40
Thu	38	49	70	68	58	52	50	49	52	56	59	58	61	54	46	44	40
Fri	38	46	49	52	49	48	50	53	57	60	57	59	58	52	48	45	41
Sat	39	41	42	43	45	46	48	50	55	53	53	52	54	51	48	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	50	50	51	49	50	48	50	48	47	41