Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Gardena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 69 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 Gardena 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	44	51	64	67	54	49	50	53	61	63	71	73	72	63	50	47	44
Tue	44	60	87	98	68	53	52	65	80	91	110	137	122	92	65	52	45
Wed	44	47	55	74	61	50	53	62	83	109	129	129	130	98	73	55	44
Thu	45	51	77	80	59	53	58	66	81	102	115	121	116	102	82	60	45
Fri	45	46	50	52	49	52	60	78	91	95	97	101	104	91	77	59	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	49	50	55	63	67	72	70	67	64	56	52	51	43
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	50	52	53	55	54	55	54	53	53	52	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Valencia to Gardena (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Gardena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 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	44	51	64	67	54	49	50	53	61	63	71	73	72	63	50	47	44
Tue	44	60	87	98	68	53	52	65	80	91	110	137	122	92	65	52	45
Wed	44	47	55	74	61	50	53	62	83	109	129	129	130	98	73	55	44
Thu	45	51	77	80	59	53	58	66	81	102	115	121	116	102	82	60	45
Fri	45	46	50	52	49	52	60	78	91	95	97	101	104	91	77	59	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	49	50	55	63	67	72	70	67	64	56	52	51	43
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	50	52	53	55	54	55	54	53	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	64	67	54	49	50	53	61	63	71	73	72	63	50	47	44
Tue	44	60	87	98	68	53	52	65	80	91	110	137	122	92	65	52	45
Wed	44	47	55	74	61	50	53	62	83	109	129	129	130	98	73	55	44
Thu	45	51	77	80	59	53	58	66	81	102	115	121	116	102	82	60	45
Fri	45	46	50	52	49	52	60	78	91	95	97	101	104	91	77	59	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	49	50	55	63	67	72	70	67	64	56	52	51	43
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	50	52	53	55	54	55	54	53	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	64	67	54	49	50	53	61	63	71	73	72	63	50	47	44
Tue	44	60	87	98	68	53	52	65	80	91	110	137	122	92	65	52	45
Wed	44	47	55	74	61	50	53	62	83	109	129	129	130	98	73	55	44
Thu	45	51	77	80	59	53	58	66	81	102	115	121	116	102	82	60	45
Fri	45	46	50	52	49	52	60	78	91	95	97	101	104	91	77	59	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	49	50	55	63	67	72	70	67	64	56	52	51	43
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	50	52	53	55	54	55	54	53	53	52	45