Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 2% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Valencia to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 222 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 222 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 61 to 222 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 222 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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