Best Time to Drive from Corona to East Los Angeles

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 44% 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	49	63	62	54	48	45	45	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	50	68	64	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	45	43	40	39
Wed	39	50	61	63	59	49	45	45	44	45	51	53	51	47	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	63	58	51	47	45	45	45	45	50	54	52	46	43	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	45	46	45	45	47	48	53	53	55	52	44	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	44	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	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 39 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 68 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 68 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	49	63	62	54	48	45	45	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	50	68	64	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	45	43	40	39
Wed	39	50	61	63	59	49	45	45	44	45	51	53	51	47	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	63	58	51	47	45	45	45	45	50	54	52	46	43	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	45	46	45	45	47	48	53	53	55	52	44	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	44	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	63	62	54	48	45	45	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	50	68	64	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	45	43	40	39
Wed	39	50	61	63	59	49	45	45	44	45	51	53	51	47	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	63	58	51	47	45	45	45	45	50	54	52	46	43	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	45	46	45	45	47	48	53	53	55	52	44	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	44	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	63	62	54	48	45	45	45	45	47	46	47	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	50	68	64	58	50	46	44	44	45	48	49	50	45	43	40	39
Wed	39	50	61	63	59	49	45	45	44	45	51	53	51	47	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	63	58	51	47	45	45	45	45	50	54	52	46	43	40	39
Fri	39	47	49	45	45	46	45	45	47	48	53	53	55	52	44	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	44	42	41	39
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	39