Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Norwalk

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Norwalk 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	52	60	76	76	65	65	64	66	68	86	103	106	99	83	59	51	48
Tue	47	71	98	99	75	67	65	66	70	95	112	119	111	94	69	55	49
Wed	46	62	77	78	76	65	63	64	70	89	95	97	97	87	67	58	48
Thu	48	65	96	91	73	66	65	71	75	106	115	117	118	91	60	57	49
Fri	48	60	74	73	69	65	67	75	95	111	114	111	112	85	66	59	52
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	63	68	71	82	87	88	79	76	69	63	59	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	55	59	65	68	71	69	68	64	66	61	60	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Valencia to Norwalk (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 119 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 46 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (51 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	76	65	65	64	66	68	86	103	106	99	83	59	51	48
Tue	47	71	98	99	75	67	65	66	70	95	112	119	111	94	69	55	49
Wed	46	62	77	78	76	65	63	64	70	89	95	97	97	87	67	58	48
Thu	48	65	96	91	73	66	65	71	75	106	115	117	118	91	60	57	49
Fri	48	60	74	73	69	65	67	75	95	111	114	111	112	85	66	59	52
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	63	68	71	82	87	88	79	76	69	63	59	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	55	59	65	68	71	69	68	64	66	61	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	76	65	65	64	66	68	86	103	106	99	83	59	51	48
Tue	47	71	98	99	75	67	65	66	70	95	112	119	111	94	69	55	49
Wed	46	62	77	78	76	65	63	64	70	89	95	97	97	87	67	58	48
Thu	48	65	96	91	73	66	65	71	75	106	115	117	118	91	60	57	49
Fri	48	60	74	73	69	65	67	75	95	111	114	111	112	85	66	59	52
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	63	68	71	82	87	88	79	76	69	63	59	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	55	59	65	68	71	69	68	64	66	61	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	76	65	65	64	66	68	86	103	106	99	83	59	51	48
Tue	47	71	98	99	75	67	65	66	70	95	112	119	111	94	69	55	49
Wed	46	62	77	78	76	65	63	64	70	89	95	97	97	87	67	58	48
Thu	48	65	96	91	73	66	65	71	75	106	115	117	118	91	60	57	49
Fri	48	60	74	73	69	65	67	75	95	111	114	111	112	85	66	59	52
Sat	49	51	52	56	62	63	68	71	82	87	88	79	76	69	63	59	49
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	55	59	65	68	71	69	68	64	66	61	60	51