Best Time to Drive from Corona to LAX

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-91 West and I-105 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 24% 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 LAX 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	50	60	72	72	65	59	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	54	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	73	74	68	60	57	55	54	54	57	59	59	55	54	52	51
Wed	50	61	69	72	69	60	56	55	54	55	59	61	60	57	53	52	50
Thu	50	60	71	67	61	58	55	55	55	55	58	61	61	56	53	51	50
Fri	49	58	60	56	55	56	55	55	56	57	61	61	63	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	54	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	52	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Corona to LAX (via SR-91 West and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to LAX?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to LAX?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (25 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 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	50	60	72	72	65	59	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	54	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	73	74	68	60	57	55	54	54	57	59	59	55	54	52	51
Wed	50	61	69	72	69	60	56	55	54	55	59	61	60	57	53	52	50
Thu	50	60	71	67	61	58	55	55	55	55	58	61	61	56	53	51	50
Fri	49	58	60	56	55	56	55	55	56	57	61	61	63	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	54	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	52	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	72	72	65	59	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	54	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	73	74	68	60	57	55	54	54	57	59	59	55	54	52	51
Wed	50	61	69	72	69	60	56	55	54	55	59	61	60	57	53	52	50
Thu	50	60	71	67	61	58	55	55	55	55	58	61	61	56	53	51	50
Fri	49	58	60	56	55	56	55	55	56	57	61	61	63	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	54	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	52	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	72	72	65	59	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	54	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	73	74	68	60	57	55	54	54	57	59	59	55	54	52	51
Wed	50	61	69	72	69	60	56	55	54	55	59	61	60	57	53	52	50
Thu	50	60	71	67	61	58	55	55	55	55	58	61	61	56	53	51	50
Fri	49	58	60	56	55	56	55	55	56	57	61	61	63	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	54	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	52	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	50