Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Koreatown

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Koreatown 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	33	38	50	49	40	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	34	34	32
Tue	32	45	65	65	43	38	35	34	35	36	36	38	40	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	39	41	36	36	35	34	35	38	38	38	37	35	34	32
Thu	33	39	62	57	34	34	35	34	35	34	40	45	43	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	35	34	35	38	36	37	40	47	47	49	41	38	36	34
Sat	34	35	35	34	35	35	38	42	43	42	46	49	46	36	34	34	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Valencia to Koreatown (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Koreatown 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 Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	50	49	40	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	34	34	32
Tue	32	45	65	65	43	38	35	34	35	36	36	38	40	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	39	41	36	36	35	34	35	38	38	38	37	35	34	32
Thu	33	39	62	57	34	34	35	34	35	34	40	45	43	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	35	34	35	38	36	37	40	47	47	49	41	38	36	34
Sat	34	35	35	34	35	35	38	42	43	42	46	49	46	36	34	34	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	50	49	40	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	34	34	32
Tue	32	45	65	65	43	38	35	34	35	36	36	38	40	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	39	41	36	36	35	34	35	38	38	38	37	35	34	32
Thu	33	39	62	57	34	34	35	34	35	34	40	45	43	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	35	34	35	38	36	37	40	47	47	49	41	38	36	34
Sat	34	35	35	34	35	35	38	42	43	42	46	49	46	36	34	34	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	50	49	40	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	34	34	32
Tue	32	45	65	65	43	38	35	34	35	36	36	38	40	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	39	41	36	36	35	34	35	38	38	38	37	35	34	32
Thu	33	39	62	57	34	34	35	34	35	34	40	45	43	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	35	34	35	38	36	37	40	47	47	49	41	38	36	34
Sat	34	35	35	34	35	35	38	42	43	42	46	49	46	36	34	34	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	35