Best Time to Drive from Valencia to La Mirada

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 South, usually 63 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 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	55	65	83	83	69	69	68	70	72	90	104	107	99	83	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	101	102	79	70	66	67	73	97	113	119	110	93	70	57	51
Wed	49	62	78	84	78	67	65	65	70	82	94	96	87	81	66	59	51
Thu	50	67	99	86	75	70	69	73	77	107	117	120	114	93	63	60	52
Fri	50	63	72	75	70	66	69	78	97	113	112	113	114	89	68	62	54
Sat	52	54	55	60	65	66	68	72	78	83	83	78	77	71	64	63	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	69	71	72	71	71	68	69	65	64	53

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 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 (84 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 120 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 120 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 Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 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	55	65	83	83	69	69	68	70	72	90	104	107	99	83	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	101	102	79	70	66	67	73	97	113	119	110	93	70	57	51
Wed	49	62	78	84	78	67	65	65	70	82	94	96	87	81	66	59	51
Thu	50	67	99	86	75	70	69	73	77	107	117	120	114	93	63	60	52
Fri	50	63	72	75	70	66	69	78	97	113	112	113	114	89	68	62	54
Sat	52	54	55	60	65	66	68	72	78	83	83	78	77	71	64	63	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	69	71	72	71	71	68	69	65	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	83	83	69	69	68	70	72	90	104	107	99	83	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	101	102	79	70	66	67	73	97	113	119	110	93	70	57	51
Wed	49	62	78	84	78	67	65	65	70	82	94	96	87	81	66	59	51
Thu	50	67	99	86	75	70	69	73	77	107	117	120	114	93	63	60	52
Fri	50	63	72	75	70	66	69	78	97	113	112	113	114	89	68	62	54
Sat	52	54	55	60	65	66	68	72	78	83	83	78	77	71	64	63	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	69	71	72	71	71	68	69	65	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	83	83	69	69	68	70	72	90	104	107	99	83	62	54	51
Tue	50	75	101	102	79	70	66	67	73	97	113	119	110	93	70	57	51
Wed	49	62	78	84	78	67	65	65	70	82	94	96	87	81	66	59	51
Thu	50	67	99	86	75	70	69	73	77	107	117	120	114	93	63	60	52
Fri	50	63	72	75	70	66	69	78	97	113	112	113	114	89	68	62	54
Sat	52	54	55	60	65	66	68	72	78	83	83	78	77	71	64	63	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	69	71	72	71	71	68	69	65	64	53