Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Lakewood

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-5 South, usually 96 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 Lakewood 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	58	66	79	80	70	72	71	74	72	101	122	119	113	89	65	56	53
Tue	51	79	107	104	81	72	68	69	78	106	133	138	126	103	76	59	53
Wed	51	67	84	89	81	69	68	67	75	86	100	99	95	87	71	62	54
Thu	52	70	97	86	77	75	73	78	81	116	128	132	129	99	69	63	54
Fri	52	66	76	78	71	67	71	82	105	125	127	131	126	96	75	65	55
Sat	53	55	56	62	66	70	72	76	81	87	87	81	82	76	69	65	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	61	69	75	77	79	76	77	75	76	70	67	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Valencia to Lakewood (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 138 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Lakewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (49 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (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	58	66	79	80	70	72	71	74	72	101	122	119	113	89	65	56	53
Tue	51	79	107	104	81	72	68	69	78	106	133	138	126	103	76	59	53
Wed	51	67	84	89	81	69	68	67	75	86	100	99	95	87	71	62	54
Thu	52	70	97	86	77	75	73	78	81	116	128	132	129	99	69	63	54
Fri	52	66	76	78	71	67	71	82	105	125	127	131	126	96	75	65	55
Sat	53	55	56	62	66	70	72	76	81	87	87	81	82	76	69	65	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	61	69	75	77	79	76	77	75	76	70	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	79	80	70	72	71	74	72	101	122	119	113	89	65	56	53
Tue	51	79	107	104	81	72	68	69	78	106	133	138	126	103	76	59	53
Wed	51	67	84	89	81	69	68	67	75	86	100	99	95	87	71	62	54
Thu	52	70	97	86	77	75	73	78	81	116	128	132	129	99	69	63	54
Fri	52	66	76	78	71	67	71	82	105	125	127	131	126	96	75	65	55
Sat	53	55	56	62	66	70	72	76	81	87	87	81	82	76	69	65	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	61	69	75	77	79	76	77	75	76	70	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	79	80	70	72	71	74	72	101	122	119	113	89	65	56	53
Tue	51	79	107	104	81	72	68	69	78	106	133	138	126	103	76	59	53
Wed	51	67	84	89	81	69	68	67	75	86	100	99	95	87	71	62	54
Thu	52	70	97	86	77	75	73	78	81	116	128	132	129	99	69	63	54
Fri	52	66	76	78	71	67	71	82	105	125	127	131	126	96	75	65	55
Sat	53	55	56	62	66	70	72	76	81	87	87	81	82	76	69	65	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	61	69	75	77	79	76	77	75	76	70	67	56