Best Time to Drive from Valencia to La Mirada

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-5 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 12% 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 La Mirada 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	54	64	79	80	69	69	68	69	71	89	104	106	100	84	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	103	103	79	70	66	67	73	95	113	121	111	94	71	57	51
Wed	49	62	81	88	79	67	65	64	71	83	95	98	90	83	67	59	52
Thu	50	66	92	84	75	71	69	72	78	103	115	117	113	93	65	60	52
Fri	50	62	71	73	68	65	68	77	94	111	112	116	114	89	69	62	53
Sat	51	53	55	58	62	65	67	71	76	80	79	76	77	71	65	62	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	64	69	71	73	70	71	69	70	66	64	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Valencia to La Mirada (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to La Mirada?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (49 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	79	80	69	69	68	69	71	89	104	106	100	84	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	103	103	79	70	66	67	73	95	113	121	111	94	71	57	51
Wed	49	62	81	88	79	67	65	64	71	83	95	98	90	83	67	59	52
Thu	50	66	92	84	75	71	69	72	78	103	115	117	113	93	65	60	52
Fri	50	62	71	73	68	65	68	77	94	111	112	116	114	89	69	62	53
Sat	51	53	55	58	62	65	67	71	76	80	79	76	77	71	65	62	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	64	69	71	73	70	71	69	70	66	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	79	80	69	69	68	69	71	89	104	106	100	84	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	103	103	79	70	66	67	73	95	113	121	111	94	71	57	51
Wed	49	62	81	88	79	67	65	64	71	83	95	98	90	83	67	59	52
Thu	50	66	92	84	75	71	69	72	78	103	115	117	113	93	65	60	52
Fri	50	62	71	73	68	65	68	77	94	111	112	116	114	89	69	62	53
Sat	51	53	55	58	62	65	67	71	76	80	79	76	77	71	65	62	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	64	69	71	73	70	71	69	70	66	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	79	80	69	69	68	69	71	89	104	106	100	84	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	103	103	79	70	66	67	73	95	113	121	111	94	71	57	51
Wed	49	62	81	88	79	67	65	64	71	83	95	98	90	83	67	59	52
Thu	50	66	92	84	75	71	69	72	78	103	115	117	113	93	65	60	52
Fri	50	62	71	73	68	65	68	77	94	111	112	116	114	89	69	62	53
Sat	51	53	55	58	62	65	67	71	76	80	79	76	77	71	65	62	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	64	69	71	73	70	71	69	70	66	64	54