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Corona to Los Angeles: Thanksgiving Traffic 2026

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Corona to Los Angeles is longest leaving around 7:30 am: about 65 minutes, 5 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 11:30 am (51 minutes) or 9 pm (42 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 11:30 am (51 minutes); around 6:30 am it takes 43 minutes.

Day by day

Drive time by departure

Drive minutes from Corona to Los Angeles by departure time, Thanksgiving week 2026
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Tue Nov 244357736964575453525255565550484744
Wed Nov 254255646562555253525356555147444442
Thu Nov 263848585648454545444344464542444543
Fri Nov 273848474444464646474648464847454442
Sat Nov 284244454546474949505050494846474643
Sun Nov 294343434446485050505049484749504944

Minutes for the 48-mile drive, streets included (hover a cell for a normal day). Estimated from this trip's typical speeds and how much each freeway on it sped up or slowed down on past Thanksgivings (2016 onward, leaving out 2020), hour by hour. A crash or storm can change any single day.

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Questions

What is the worst time to drive from Corona to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving?

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Corona to Los Angeles is longest leaving around 7:30 am: about 65 minutes, 5 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 11:30 am (51 minutes) or 9 pm (42 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 11:30 am (51 minutes); around 6:30 am it takes 43 minutes.

How long does the drive from Corona to Los Angeles take over Thanksgiving?

Tuesday, November 24: fastest leaving around 8 pm (47 minutes), slowest around 7 am (73 minutes, 4 minutes less than a normal Tuesday). Wednesday, November 25: fastest leaving around 7:30 pm (44 minutes), slowest around 7:30 am (65 minutes, 5 minutes less than a normal Wednesday). Thursday, November 26: fastest leaving around 6:30 pm (41 minutes), slowest around 7:30 am (58 minutes, 14 minutes less than a normal Thursday). Friday, November 27: fastest leaving around 7:30 pm (43 minutes), slowest around 6:30 am (49 minutes, 7 minutes less than a normal Friday). Saturday, November 28: fastest leaving around 6 am (44 minutes), slowest around 4:30 pm (50 minutes, about like a normal Saturday). Sunday, November 29: fastest leaving around 6:30 am (43 minutes), slowest around 11:30 am (51 minutes, about like a normal Sunday).