Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Valencia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North and US-101 South, usually 43 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Woodland Hills 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	30	31	31	32	34	34	36	40	41	47	59	61	62	57	50	37	33
Tue	30	30	31	32	34	34	36	37	38	44	59	55	66	61	55	43	34
Wed	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	34	36	41	47	55	69	53	48	41	32
Thu	30	31	32	36	37	37	38	40	40	47	68	81	77	58	55	43	33
Fri	31	31	31	32	33	42	45	52	52	62	72	74	72	68	51	40	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	37	47	47	46	50	47	42	40	39	37	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	44	55	65	66	71	57	48	47	40	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Valencia (via I-5 North and I-405 North and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Valencia?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	31	32	34	34	36	40	41	47	59	61	62	57	50	37	33
Tue	30	30	31	32	34	34	36	37	38	44	59	55	66	61	55	43	34
Wed	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	34	36	41	47	55	69	53	48	41	32
Thu	30	31	32	36	37	37	38	40	40	47	68	81	77	58	55	43	33
Fri	31	31	31	32	33	42	45	52	52	62	72	74	72	68	51	40	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	37	47	47	46	50	47	42	40	39	37	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	44	55	65	66	71	57	48	47	40	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	31	32	34	34	36	40	41	47	59	61	62	57	50	37	33
Tue	30	30	31	32	34	34	36	37	38	44	59	55	66	61	55	43	34
Wed	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	34	36	41	47	55	69	53	48	41	32
Thu	30	31	32	36	37	37	38	40	40	47	68	81	77	58	55	43	33
Fri	31	31	31	32	33	42	45	52	52	62	72	74	72	68	51	40	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	37	47	47	46	50	47	42	40	39	37	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	44	55	65	66	71	57	48	47	40	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	31	32	34	34	36	40	41	47	59	61	62	57	50	37	33
Tue	30	30	31	32	34	34	36	37	38	44	59	55	66	61	55	43	34
Wed	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	34	36	41	47	55	69	53	48	41	32
Thu	30	31	32	36	37	37	38	40	40	47	68	81	77	58	55	43	33
Fri	31	31	31	32	33	42	45	52	52	62	72	74	72	68	51	40	34
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	37	47	47	46	50	47	42	40	39	37	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	44	55	65	66	71	57	48	47	40	37	33