Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Lake Forest

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-241 South and SR-71 North and I-210 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Arcadia to Lake Forest 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	54	57	61	64	62	60	59	59	59	60	65	67	69	68	59	55	53
Tue	53	58	63	66	63	61	59	58	59	60	64	67	70	67	62	57	53
Wed	53	58	62	66	63	61	59	60	59	61	64	67	69	67	62	57	53
Thu	54	57	60	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	67	69	72	67	62	56	53
Fri	53	59	60	60	60	60	58	61	62	66	71	72	73	69	62	58	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	57	59	56	56	55	55	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Arcadia to Lake Forest (via SR-241 South and SR-71 North and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia to central Lake Forest 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 Arcadia to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Lake Forest?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

Lake Forest to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	61	64	62	60	59	59	59	60	65	67	69	68	59	55	53
Tue	53	58	63	66	63	61	59	58	59	60	64	67	70	67	62	57	53
Wed	53	58	62	66	63	61	59	60	59	61	64	67	69	67	62	57	53
Thu	54	57	60	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	67	69	72	67	62	56	53
Fri	53	59	60	60	60	60	58	61	62	66	71	72	73	69	62	58	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	57	59	56	56	55	55	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	61	64	62	60	59	59	59	60	65	67	69	68	59	55	53
Tue	53	58	63	66	63	61	59	58	59	60	64	67	70	67	62	57	53
Wed	53	58	62	66	63	61	59	60	59	61	64	67	69	67	62	57	53
Thu	54	57	60	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	67	69	72	67	62	56	53
Fri	53	59	60	60	60	60	58	61	62	66	71	72	73	69	62	58	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	57	59	56	56	55	55	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	61	64	62	60	59	59	59	60	65	67	69	68	59	55	53
Tue	53	58	63	66	63	61	59	58	59	60	64	67	70	67	62	57	53
Wed	53	58	62	66	63	61	59	60	59	61	64	67	69	67	62	57	53
Thu	54	57	60	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	67	69	72	67	62	56	53
Fri	53	59	60	60	60	60	58	61	62	66	71	72	73	69	62	58	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	57	59	56	56	55	55	55	53