Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Koreatown

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-5 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Fullerton 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	31	40	47	53	45	38	37	37	37	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	31
Tue	31	40	51	58	48	41	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	40	50	55	48	39	37	37	36	35	38	40	39	36	33	32	31
Thu	31	40	50	56	47	41	39	37	37	37	41	44	42	37	34	32	31
Fri	31	39	40	43	40	38	38	38	40	42	46	44	46	44	37	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	35	38	40	38	38	37	37	38	39	36	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Fullerton to Koreatown (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fullerton to Koreatown?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	47	53	45	38	37	37	37	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	31
Tue	31	40	51	58	48	41	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	40	50	55	48	39	37	37	36	35	38	40	39	36	33	32	31
Thu	31	40	50	56	47	41	39	37	37	37	41	44	42	37	34	32	31
Fri	31	39	40	43	40	38	38	38	40	42	46	44	46	44	37	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	35	38	40	38	38	37	37	38	39	36	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	47	53	45	38	37	37	37	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	31
Tue	31	40	51	58	48	41	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	40	50	55	48	39	37	37	36	35	38	40	39	36	33	32	31
Thu	31	40	50	56	47	41	39	37	37	37	41	44	42	37	34	32	31
Fri	31	39	40	43	40	38	38	38	40	42	46	44	46	44	37	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	35	38	40	38	38	37	37	38	39	36	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	47	53	45	38	37	37	37	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	31
Tue	31	40	51	58	48	41	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	40	50	55	48	39	37	37	36	35	38	40	39	36	33	32	31
Thu	31	40	50	56	47	41	39	37	37	37	41	44	42	37	34	32	31
Fri	31	39	40	43	40	38	38	38	40	42	46	44	46	44	37	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	35	38	40	38	38	37	37	38	39	36	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	33