Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Monterey Park

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Monterey Park 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	39	49	62	67	53	49	48	47	49	54	57	59	60	51	46	41	39
Tue	38	54	75	86	64	53	48	47	47	57	62	63	66	58	48	44	40
Wed	38	45	52	62	66	53	49	48	49	56	62	64	68	57	49	44	40
Thu	39	48	74	79	59	50	47	47	52	59	65	66	68	59	49	46	41
Fri	39	45	48	52	50	48	50	54	57	64	62	63	62	52	49	47	42
Sat	40	42	43	43	46	46	48	50	56	56	54	54	55	53	48	46	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Valencia to Monterey Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Monterey Park?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	62	67	53	49	48	47	49	54	57	59	60	51	46	41	39
Tue	38	54	75	86	64	53	48	47	47	57	62	63	66	58	48	44	40
Wed	38	45	52	62	66	53	49	48	49	56	62	64	68	57	49	44	40
Thu	39	48	74	79	59	50	47	47	52	59	65	66	68	59	49	46	41
Fri	39	45	48	52	50	48	50	54	57	64	62	63	62	52	49	47	42
Sat	40	42	43	43	46	46	48	50	56	56	54	54	55	53	48	46	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	62	67	53	49	48	47	49	54	57	59	60	51	46	41	39
Tue	38	54	75	86	64	53	48	47	47	57	62	63	66	58	48	44	40
Wed	38	45	52	62	66	53	49	48	49	56	62	64	68	57	49	44	40
Thu	39	48	74	79	59	50	47	47	52	59	65	66	68	59	49	46	41
Fri	39	45	48	52	50	48	50	54	57	64	62	63	62	52	49	47	42
Sat	40	42	43	43	46	46	48	50	56	56	54	54	55	53	48	46	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	62	67	53	49	48	47	49	54	57	59	60	51	46	41	39
Tue	38	54	75	86	64	53	48	47	47	57	62	63	66	58	48	44	40
Wed	38	45	52	62	66	53	49	48	49	56	62	64	68	57	49	44	40
Thu	39	48	74	79	59	50	47	47	52	59	65	66	68	59	49	46	41
Fri	39	45	48	52	50	48	50	54	57	64	62	63	62	52	49	47	42
Sat	40	42	43	43	46	46	48	50	56	56	54	54	55	53	48	46	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	41