Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Koreatown

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 44 at this time.

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 Fountain Valley to Koreatown 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	36	45	52	50	45	43	42	41	43	45	49	52	53	47	40	37	36
Tue	35	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	43	47	52	57	59	53	43	38	36
Wed	36	47	57	56	49	45	43	43	44	47	53	58	60	55	45	38	36
Thu	36	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	44	49	53	58	61	54	44	39	36
Fri	35	43	48	46	44	44	44	45	48	53	57	60	61	55	46	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	50	51	51	48	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	43	44	43	43	43	41	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Koreatown (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley to central Koreatown 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 Fountain Valley to Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Koreatown?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Koreatown?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 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	36	45	52	50	45	43	42	41	43	45	49	52	53	47	40	37	36
Tue	35	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	43	47	52	57	59	53	43	38	36
Wed	36	47	57	56	49	45	43	43	44	47	53	58	60	55	45	38	36
Thu	36	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	44	49	53	58	61	54	44	39	36
Fri	35	43	48	46	44	44	44	45	48	53	57	60	61	55	46	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	50	51	51	48	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	43	44	43	43	43	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	52	50	45	43	42	41	43	45	49	52	53	47	40	37	36
Tue	35	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	43	47	52	57	59	53	43	38	36
Wed	36	47	57	56	49	45	43	43	44	47	53	58	60	55	45	38	36
Thu	36	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	44	49	53	58	61	54	44	39	36
Fri	35	43	48	46	44	44	44	45	48	53	57	60	61	55	46	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	50	51	51	48	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	43	44	43	43	43	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	52	50	45	43	42	41	43	45	49	52	53	47	40	37	36
Tue	35	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	43	47	52	57	59	53	43	38	36
Wed	36	47	57	56	49	45	43	43	44	47	53	58	60	55	45	38	36
Thu	36	47	57	55	49	45	43	43	44	49	53	58	61	54	44	39	36
Fri	35	43	48	46	44	44	44	45	48	53	57	60	61	55	46	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	50	51	51	48	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	43	44	43	43	43	41	40	40	37