Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Lakewood

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-5 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 14% 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	65	81	79	69	71	70	73	72	101	121	119	112	89	64	56	53
Tue	51	77	105	101	79	70	70	70	76	105	128	134	124	101	74	59	53
Wed	50	68	84	82	80	69	68	69	79	95	104	105	107	95	72	63	52
Thu	52	71	103	95	77	73	71	80	81	120	131	133	129	99	66	63	54
Fri	52	67	78	81	73	68	71	82	108	125	125	127	125	95	74	65	56
Sat	53	55	57	64	69	70	74	77	84	90	90	83	81	74	69	65	52
Sun	53	52	53	53	55	60	65	72	76	78	76	74	71	71	67	65	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Valencia to Lakewood (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 134 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (90 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 50 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Lakewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 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	65	81	79	69	71	70	73	72	101	121	119	112	89	64	56	53
Tue	51	77	105	101	79	70	70	70	76	105	128	134	124	101	74	59	53
Wed	50	68	84	82	80	69	68	69	79	95	104	105	107	95	72	63	52
Thu	52	71	103	95	77	73	71	80	81	120	131	133	129	99	66	63	54
Fri	52	67	78	81	73	68	71	82	108	125	125	127	125	95	74	65	56
Sat	53	55	57	64	69	70	74	77	84	90	90	83	81	74	69	65	52
Sun	53	52	53	53	55	60	65	72	76	78	76	74	71	71	67	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	81	79	69	71	70	73	72	101	121	119	112	89	64	56	53
Tue	51	77	105	101	79	70	70	70	76	105	128	134	124	101	74	59	53
Wed	50	68	84	82	80	69	68	69	79	95	104	105	107	95	72	63	52
Thu	52	71	103	95	77	73	71	80	81	120	131	133	129	99	66	63	54
Fri	52	67	78	81	73	68	71	82	108	125	125	127	125	95	74	65	56
Sat	53	55	57	64	69	70	74	77	84	90	90	83	81	74	69	65	52
Sun	53	52	53	53	55	60	65	72	76	78	76	74	71	71	67	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	81	79	69	71	70	73	72	101	121	119	112	89	64	56	53
Tue	51	77	105	101	79	70	70	70	76	105	128	134	124	101	74	59	53
Wed	50	68	84	82	80	69	68	69	79	95	104	105	107	95	72	63	52
Thu	52	71	103	95	77	73	71	80	81	120	131	133	129	99	66	63	54
Fri	52	67	78	81	73	68	71	82	108	125	125	127	125	95	74	65	56
Sat	53	55	57	64	69	70	74	77	84	90	90	83	81	74	69	65	52
Sun	53	52	53	53	55	60	65	72	76	78	76	74	71	71	67	65	55