Best Time to Drive from Corona to Los Angeles

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 30% 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 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	44	60	74	72	63	55	52	51	50	51	52	52	52	49	46	46	44
Tue	44	60	77	75	67	57	53	50	50	50	53	55	55	50	48	45	44
Wed	44	60	71	72	66	57	51	50	49	50	55	57	56	51	47	46	43
Thu	44	59	72	67	59	55	52	51	50	51	54	58	57	51	48	45	44
Fri	43	56	57	53	52	53	51	52	52	54	58	58	60	57	50	47	43
Sat	44	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	52	49	48	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Corona to Los Angeles (via SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	74	72	63	55	52	51	50	51	52	52	52	49	46	46	44
Tue	44	60	77	75	67	57	53	50	50	50	53	55	55	50	48	45	44
Wed	44	60	71	72	66	57	51	50	49	50	55	57	56	51	47	46	43
Thu	44	59	72	67	59	55	52	51	50	51	54	58	57	51	48	45	44
Fri	43	56	57	53	52	53	51	52	52	54	58	58	60	57	50	47	43
Sat	44	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	52	49	48	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	74	72	63	55	52	51	50	51	52	52	52	49	46	46	44
Tue	44	60	77	75	67	57	53	50	50	50	53	55	55	50	48	45	44
Wed	44	60	71	72	66	57	51	50	49	50	55	57	56	51	47	46	43
Thu	44	59	72	67	59	55	52	51	50	51	54	58	57	51	48	45	44
Fri	43	56	57	53	52	53	51	52	52	54	58	58	60	57	50	47	43
Sat	44	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	52	49	48	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	74	72	63	55	52	51	50	51	52	52	52	49	46	46	44
Tue	44	60	77	75	67	57	53	50	50	50	53	55	55	50	48	45	44
Wed	44	60	71	72	66	57	51	50	49	50	55	57	56	51	47	46	43
Thu	44	59	72	67	59	55	52	51	50	51	54	58	57	51	48	45	44
Fri	43	56	57	53	52	53	51	52	52	54	58	58	60	57	50	47	43
Sat	44	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	52	49	48	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	51	51	49	44