Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Pico Rivera

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-5 South, usually 65 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 Pico Rivera 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	46	57	68	72	60	58	57	57	59	66	73	77	75	65	52	47	44
Tue	43	65	90	95	72	62	56	56	59	70	81	88	82	72	58	49	45
Wed	43	54	67	79	72	59	57	55	59	67	73	75	74	68	57	50	45
Thu	44	57	80	76	66	61	59	60	64	76	83	85	86	75	55	52	46
Fri	44	53	60	64	58	55	58	63	73	82	81	84	84	70	58	53	46
Sat	45	47	48	50	53	55	58	61	65	66	65	63	65	61	56	53	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	47	51	55	60	61	62	60	60	59	60	57	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Valencia to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Pico Rivera?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (45 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	68	72	60	58	57	57	59	66	73	77	75	65	52	47	44
Tue	43	65	90	95	72	62	56	56	59	70	81	88	82	72	58	49	45
Wed	43	54	67	79	72	59	57	55	59	67	73	75	74	68	57	50	45
Thu	44	57	80	76	66	61	59	60	64	76	83	85	86	75	55	52	46
Fri	44	53	60	64	58	55	58	63	73	82	81	84	84	70	58	53	46
Sat	45	47	48	50	53	55	58	61	65	66	65	63	65	61	56	53	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	47	51	55	60	61	62	60	60	59	60	57	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	68	72	60	58	57	57	59	66	73	77	75	65	52	47	44
Tue	43	65	90	95	72	62	56	56	59	70	81	88	82	72	58	49	45
Wed	43	54	67	79	72	59	57	55	59	67	73	75	74	68	57	50	45
Thu	44	57	80	76	66	61	59	60	64	76	83	85	86	75	55	52	46
Fri	44	53	60	64	58	55	58	63	73	82	81	84	84	70	58	53	46
Sat	45	47	48	50	53	55	58	61	65	66	65	63	65	61	56	53	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	47	51	55	60	61	62	60	60	59	60	57	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	68	72	60	58	57	57	59	66	73	77	75	65	52	47	44
Tue	43	65	90	95	72	62	56	56	59	70	81	88	82	72	58	49	45
Wed	43	54	67	79	72	59	57	55	59	67	73	75	74	68	57	50	45
Thu	44	57	80	76	66	61	59	60	64	76	83	85	86	75	55	52	46
Fri	44	53	60	64	58	55	58	63	73	82	81	84	84	70	58	53	46
Sat	45	47	48	50	53	55	58	61	65	66	65	63	65	61	56	53	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	47	51	55	60	61	62	60	60	59	60	57	55	47