Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Valencia

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 82 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	61	78	110	103	100	95	85	83	86	83	98	96	95	81	69	67	64
Tue	60	102	183	161	134	117	101	83	83	85	97	109	110	94	75	69	65
Wed	61	100	191	170	136	114	97	87	85	86	98	103	104	94	72	68	63
Thu	61	104	177	155	126	120	102	92	85	93	109	114	105	91	73	68	63
Fri	61	100	156	124	113	101	116	108	101	102	104	100	89	80	71	69	63
Sat	64	64	65	68	72	90	101	94	105	103	93	89	83	74	78	71	63
Sun	64	63	65	64	66	72	95	114	137	130	108	86	81	77	73	72	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 60 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (140 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 60 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Valencia?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 191 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)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · 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	61	78	110	103	100	95	85	83	86	83	98	96	95	81	69	67	64
Tue	60	102	183	161	134	117	101	83	83	85	97	109	110	94	75	69	65
Wed	61	100	191	170	136	114	97	87	85	86	98	103	104	94	72	68	63
Thu	61	104	177	155	126	120	102	92	85	93	109	114	105	91	73	68	63
Fri	61	100	156	124	113	101	116	108	101	102	104	100	89	80	71	69	63
Sat	64	64	65	68	72	90	101	94	105	103	93	89	83	74	78	71	63
Sun	64	63	65	64	66	72	95	114	137	130	108	86	81	77	73	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	110	103	100	95	85	83	86	83	98	96	95	81	69	67	64
Tue	60	102	183	161	134	117	101	83	83	85	97	109	110	94	75	69	65
Wed	61	100	191	170	136	114	97	87	85	86	98	103	104	94	72	68	63
Thu	61	104	177	155	126	120	102	92	85	93	109	114	105	91	73	68	63
Fri	61	100	156	124	113	101	116	108	101	102	104	100	89	80	71	69	63
Sat	64	64	65	68	72	90	101	94	105	103	93	89	83	74	78	71	63
Sun	64	63	65	64	66	72	95	114	137	130	108	86	81	77	73	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	110	103	100	95	85	83	86	83	98	96	95	81	69	67	64
Tue	60	102	183	161	134	117	101	83	83	85	97	109	110	94	75	69	65
Wed	61	100	191	170	136	114	97	87	85	86	98	103	104	94	72	68	63
Thu	61	104	177	155	126	120	102	92	85	93	109	114	105	91	73	68	63
Fri	61	100	156	124	113	101	116	108	101	102	104	100	89	80	71	69	63
Sat	64	64	65	68	72	90	101	94	105	103	93	89	83	74	78	71	63
Sun	64	63	65	64	66	72	95	114	137	130	108	86	81	77	73	72	63