Best Time to Drive from Corona to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Corona to East Los Angeles 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	39	50	63	63	55	47	44	44	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	38	50	69	65	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	44	42	40	39
Wed	39	49	62	63	59	50	45	45	44	45	49	52	51	46	42	40	39
Thu	39	50	64	58	52	47	45	45	45	45	49	53	52	45	42	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	46	47	45	46	47	49	54	52	56	51	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	43	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Corona to East Los Angeles (via SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central East Los Angeles 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 Corona to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to East Los Angeles?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

East Los Angeles to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona 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	39	50	63	63	55	47	44	44	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	38	50	69	65	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	44	42	40	39
Wed	39	49	62	63	59	50	45	45	44	45	49	52	51	46	42	40	39
Thu	39	50	64	58	52	47	45	45	45	45	49	53	52	45	42	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	46	47	45	46	47	49	54	52	56	51	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	43	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	63	63	55	47	44	44	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	38	50	69	65	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	44	42	40	39
Wed	39	49	62	63	59	50	45	45	44	45	49	52	51	46	42	40	39
Thu	39	50	64	58	52	47	45	45	45	45	49	53	52	45	42	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	46	47	45	46	47	49	54	52	56	51	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	43	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	63	63	55	47	44	44	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	38	50	69	65	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	44	42	40	39
Wed	39	49	62	63	59	50	45	45	44	45	49	52	51	46	42	40	39
Thu	39	50	64	58	52	47	45	45	45	45	49	53	52	45	42	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	46	47	45	46	47	49	54	52	56	51	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	43	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	43	39