Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Mid-City

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Mid-City 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	35	49	65	60	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36	35
Tue	34	65	94	77	49	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	39	35
Wed	34	41	50	61	44	36	36	36	37	38	39	37	38	40	39	38	35
Thu	35	52	78	62	40	38	38	35	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	36	36	39	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	38	36
Sat	36	38	39	37	38	37	37	41	43	37	38	39	38	37	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	39	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Valencia to Mid-City (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Mid-City?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Mid-City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	65	60	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36	35
Tue	34	65	94	77	49	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	39	35
Wed	34	41	50	61	44	36	36	36	37	38	39	37	38	40	39	38	35
Thu	35	52	78	62	40	38	38	35	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	36	36	39	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	38	36
Sat	36	38	39	37	38	37	37	41	43	37	38	39	38	37	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	65	60	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36	35
Tue	34	65	94	77	49	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	39	35
Wed	34	41	50	61	44	36	36	36	37	38	39	37	38	40	39	38	35
Thu	35	52	78	62	40	38	38	35	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	36	36	39	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	38	36
Sat	36	38	39	37	38	37	37	41	43	37	38	39	38	37	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	65	60	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36	35
Tue	34	65	94	77	49	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	39	35
Wed	34	41	50	61	44	36	36	36	37	38	39	37	38	40	39	38	35
Thu	35	52	78	62	40	38	38	35	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	36	36	39	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	38	36
Sat	36	38	39	37	38	37	37	41	43	37	38	39	38	37	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	39	39	35