Best Time to Drive from Valencia to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 21% 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	48	61	63	53	49	48	47	49	51	51	53	52	48	42	40	38
Tue	37	56	77	85	63	54	49	48	48	52	57	58	60	52	45	42	39
Wed	37	45	54	62	64	52	49	48	49	54	56	58	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	39	50	73	76	58	50	48	49	52	56	59	59	61	54	45	43	40
Fri	38	46	50	53	50	48	51	54	58	60	59	59	59	52	47	45	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	47	49	52	53	58	55	56	54	55	52	48	45	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	46	49	50	50	50	50	48	49	47	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 85 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 pm on Saturdays (58 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 85 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 85 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 85 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	48	61	63	53	49	48	47	49	51	51	53	52	48	42	40	38
Tue	37	56	77	85	63	54	49	48	48	52	57	58	60	52	45	42	39
Wed	37	45	54	62	64	52	49	48	49	54	56	58	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	39	50	73	76	58	50	48	49	52	56	59	59	61	54	45	43	40
Fri	38	46	50	53	50	48	51	54	58	60	59	59	59	52	47	45	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	47	49	52	53	58	55	56	54	55	52	48	45	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	46	49	50	50	50	50	48	49	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	61	63	53	49	48	47	49	51	51	53	52	48	42	40	38
Tue	37	56	77	85	63	54	49	48	48	52	57	58	60	52	45	42	39
Wed	37	45	54	62	64	52	49	48	49	54	56	58	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	39	50	73	76	58	50	48	49	52	56	59	59	61	54	45	43	40
Fri	38	46	50	53	50	48	51	54	58	60	59	59	59	52	47	45	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	47	49	52	53	58	55	56	54	55	52	48	45	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	46	49	50	50	50	50	48	49	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	61	63	53	49	48	47	49	51	51	53	52	48	42	40	38
Tue	37	56	77	85	63	54	49	48	48	52	57	58	60	52	45	42	39
Wed	37	45	54	62	64	52	49	48	49	54	56	58	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	39	50	73	76	58	50	48	49	52	56	59	59	61	54	45	43	40
Fri	38	46	50	53	50	48	51	54	58	60	59	59	59	52	47	45	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	47	49	52	53	58	55	56	54	55	52	48	45	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	46	49	50	50	50	50	48	49	47	47	41