Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Valencia

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 109 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Westminster 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	63	63	64	65	66	68	71	72	83	124	174	181	151	113	82	68	64
Tue	63	63	65	66	67	66	67	70	76	109	184	187	156	120	90	71	66
Wed	62	63	64	66	67	66	66	69	76	103	160	178	161	128	95	70	64
Thu	65	65	71	72	71	72	74	79	91	117	170	178	155	120	90	72	65
Fri	64	64	67	69	71	79	78	83	92	118	156	169	146	109	82	71	65
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	77	81	78	76	75	73	77	71	68	67	67	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	63	69	80	91	96	98	90	72	67	67	66	66	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Westminster to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 194 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 62 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Valencia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 194 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	64	65	66	68	71	72	83	124	174	181	151	113	82	68	64
Tue	63	63	65	66	67	66	67	70	76	109	184	187	156	120	90	71	66
Wed	62	63	64	66	67	66	66	69	76	103	160	178	161	128	95	70	64
Thu	65	65	71	72	71	72	74	79	91	117	170	178	155	120	90	72	65
Fri	64	64	67	69	71	79	78	83	92	118	156	169	146	109	82	71	65
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	77	81	78	76	75	73	77	71	68	67	67	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	63	69	80	91	96	98	90	72	67	67	66	66	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	64	65	66	68	71	72	83	124	174	181	151	113	82	68	64
Tue	63	63	65	66	67	66	67	70	76	109	184	187	156	120	90	71	66
Wed	62	63	64	66	67	66	66	69	76	103	160	178	161	128	95	70	64
Thu	65	65	71	72	71	72	74	79	91	117	170	178	155	120	90	72	65
Fri	64	64	67	69	71	79	78	83	92	118	156	169	146	109	82	71	65
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	77	81	78	76	75	73	77	71	68	67	67	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	63	69	80	91	96	98	90	72	67	67	66	66	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	64	65	66	68	71	72	83	124	174	181	151	113	82	68	64
Tue	63	63	65	66	67	66	67	70	76	109	184	187	156	120	90	71	66
Wed	62	63	64	66	67	66	66	69	76	103	160	178	161	128	95	70	64
Thu	65	65	71	72	71	72	74	79	91	117	170	178	155	120	90	72	65
Fri	64	64	67	69	71	79	78	83	92	118	156	169	146	109	82	71	65
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	77	81	78	76	75	73	77	71	68	67	67	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	63	69	80	91	96	98	90	72	67	67	66	66	63