Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Corona

None 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 Elizabeth to Corona 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	53	96	115	118	117	106	100	103	101	103	105	113	111	106	92	65	61
Tue	52	102	125	131	128	120	113	105	101	103	107	112	112	110	103	84	81
Wed	57	102	121	130	126	118	112	105	103	108	112	116	114	115	101	86	88
Thu	54	101	118	123	126	119	111	112	109	110	112	117	121	118	112	96	89
Fri	51	94	108	113	107	105	105	104	106	117	121	128	126	120	112	98	93
Sat	42	44	57	86	91	99	106	112	118	120	120	118	120	116	108	102	99
Sun	41	42	45	55	71	88	96	108	109	119	120	116	112	111	106	97	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Elizabeth to Corona (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Corona 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 Elizabeth to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 51 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Corona?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	96	115	118	117	106	100	103	101	103	105	113	111	106	92	65	61
Tue	52	102	125	131	128	120	113	105	101	103	107	112	112	110	103	84	81
Wed	57	102	121	130	126	118	112	105	103	108	112	116	114	115	101	86	88
Thu	54	101	118	123	126	119	111	112	109	110	112	117	121	118	112	96	89
Fri	51	94	108	113	107	105	105	104	106	117	121	128	126	120	112	98	93
Sat	42	44	57	86	91	99	106	112	118	120	120	118	120	116	108	102	99
Sun	41	42	45	55	71	88	96	108	109	119	120	116	112	111	106	97	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	96	115	118	117	106	100	103	101	103	105	113	111	106	92	65	61
Tue	52	102	125	131	128	120	113	105	101	103	107	112	112	110	103	84	81
Wed	57	102	121	130	126	118	112	105	103	108	112	116	114	115	101	86	88
Thu	54	101	118	123	126	119	111	112	109	110	112	117	121	118	112	96	89
Fri	51	94	108	113	107	105	105	104	106	117	121	128	126	120	112	98	93
Sat	42	44	57	86	91	99	106	112	118	120	120	118	120	116	108	102	99
Sun	41	42	45	55	71	88	96	108	109	119	120	116	112	111	106	97	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	96	115	118	117	106	100	103	101	103	105	113	111	106	92	65	61
Tue	52	102	125	131	128	120	113	105	101	103	107	112	112	110	103	84	81
Wed	57	102	121	130	126	118	112	105	103	108	112	116	114	115	101	86	88
Thu	54	101	118	123	126	119	111	112	109	110	112	117	121	118	112	96	89
Fri	51	94	108	113	107	105	105	104	106	117	121	128	126	120	112	98	93
Sat	42	44	57	86	91	99	106	112	118	120	120	118	120	116	108	102	99
Sun	41	42	45	55	71	88	96	108	109	119	120	116	112	111	106	97	82