Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Valencia

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Vermont Square to Valencia 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	42	42	42	44	43	44	48	48	52	67	91	107	106	81	57	47	44
Tue	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	46	47	59	89	118	112	86	64	50	45
Wed	41	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	48	58	86	101	105	86	65	47	42
Thu	42	42	45	49	49	48	49	51	56	63	91	116	108	87	64	50	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	58	55	60	63	72	90	104	103	80	56	48	44
Sat	42	43	43	43	43	52	59	59	52	55	50	51	48	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	45	57	69	78	79	75	54	48	49	46	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Vermont Square to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square to central Valencia 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 Vermont Square to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Valencia?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	44	43	44	48	48	52	67	91	107	106	81	57	47	44
Tue	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	46	47	59	89	118	112	86	64	50	45
Wed	41	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	48	58	86	101	105	86	65	47	42
Thu	42	42	45	49	49	48	49	51	56	63	91	116	108	87	64	50	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	58	55	60	63	72	90	104	103	80	56	48	44
Sat	42	43	43	43	43	52	59	59	52	55	50	51	48	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	45	57	69	78	79	75	54	48	49	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	44	43	44	48	48	52	67	91	107	106	81	57	47	44
Tue	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	46	47	59	89	118	112	86	64	50	45
Wed	41	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	48	58	86	101	105	86	65	47	42
Thu	42	42	45	49	49	48	49	51	56	63	91	116	108	87	64	50	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	58	55	60	63	72	90	104	103	80	56	48	44
Sat	42	43	43	43	43	52	59	59	52	55	50	51	48	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	45	57	69	78	79	75	54	48	49	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	44	43	44	48	48	52	67	91	107	106	81	57	47	44
Tue	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	46	47	59	89	118	112	86	64	50	45
Wed	41	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	48	58	86	101	105	86	65	47	42
Thu	42	42	45	49	49	48	49	51	56	63	91	116	108	87	64	50	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	58	55	60	63	72	90	104	103	80	56	48	44
Sat	42	43	43	43	43	52	59	59	52	55	50	51	48	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	45	57	69	78	79	75	54	48	49	46	44	42