Best Time to Drive from Valencia to San Pedro

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 3% 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 San Pedro 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	58	72	75	63	58	59	63	80	84	96	96	94	77	59	55	52
Tue	52	67	98	107	78	63	61	97	125	158	189	188	146	106	74	60	52
Wed	52	55	64	83	69	59	62	85	138	187	188	187	154	113	84	64	52
Thu	53	59	88	87	67	62	67	86	134	170	154	144	129	114	93	68	53
Fri	53	54	59	63	58	61	73	121	142	132	112	112	114	99	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	68	76	81	90	82	79	71	64	61	59	51
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	63	65	62	65	63	61	62	60	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Valencia to San Pedro (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 197 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 197 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to San Pedro?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 197 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	72	75	63	58	59	63	80	84	96	96	94	77	59	55	52
Tue	52	67	98	107	78	63	61	97	125	158	189	188	146	106	74	60	52
Wed	52	55	64	83	69	59	62	85	138	187	188	187	154	113	84	64	52
Thu	53	59	88	87	67	62	67	86	134	170	154	144	129	114	93	68	53
Fri	53	54	59	63	58	61	73	121	142	132	112	112	114	99	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	68	76	81	90	82	79	71	64	61	59	51
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	63	65	62	65	63	61	62	60	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	72	75	63	58	59	63	80	84	96	96	94	77	59	55	52
Tue	52	67	98	107	78	63	61	97	125	158	189	188	146	106	74	60	52
Wed	52	55	64	83	69	59	62	85	138	187	188	187	154	113	84	64	52
Thu	53	59	88	87	67	62	67	86	134	170	154	144	129	114	93	68	53
Fri	53	54	59	63	58	61	73	121	142	132	112	112	114	99	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	68	76	81	90	82	79	71	64	61	59	51
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	63	65	62	65	63	61	62	60	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	72	75	63	58	59	63	80	84	96	96	94	77	59	55	52
Tue	52	67	98	107	78	63	61	97	125	158	189	188	146	106	74	60	52
Wed	52	55	64	83	69	59	62	85	138	187	188	187	154	113	84	64	52
Thu	53	59	88	87	67	62	67	86	134	170	154	144	129	114	93	68	53
Fri	53	54	59	63	58	61	73	121	142	132	112	112	114	99	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	68	76	81	90	82	79	71	64	61	59	51
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	63	65	62	65	63	61	62	60	52