Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Mid-City

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Mid-City 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	32	43	50	57	47	39	38	38	37	38	40	37	37	35	32	32	31
Tue	31	43	55	62	51	43	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	36	34	32	31
Wed	32	43	55	59	50	41	38	38	37	36	39	40	40	37	34	32	31
Thu	31	42	54	59	49	43	41	39	38	38	42	44	43	38	35	33	32
Fri	31	40	42	45	41	39	39	39	41	43	45	43	45	44	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	34	34	36	38	41	39	38	37	38	38	40	37	36	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Fullerton to Mid-City (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 64 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fullerton to Mid-City?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Mid-City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 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	32	43	50	57	47	39	38	38	37	38	40	37	37	35	32	32	31
Tue	31	43	55	62	51	43	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	36	34	32	31
Wed	32	43	55	59	50	41	38	38	37	36	39	40	40	37	34	32	31
Thu	31	42	54	59	49	43	41	39	38	38	42	44	43	38	35	33	32
Fri	31	40	42	45	41	39	39	39	41	43	45	43	45	44	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	34	34	36	38	41	39	38	37	38	38	40	37	36	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	50	57	47	39	38	38	37	38	40	37	37	35	32	32	31
Tue	31	43	55	62	51	43	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	36	34	32	31
Wed	32	43	55	59	50	41	38	38	37	36	39	40	40	37	34	32	31
Thu	31	42	54	59	49	43	41	39	38	38	42	44	43	38	35	33	32
Fri	31	40	42	45	41	39	39	39	41	43	45	43	45	44	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	34	34	36	38	41	39	38	37	38	38	40	37	36	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	50	57	47	39	38	38	37	38	40	37	37	35	32	32	31
Tue	31	43	55	62	51	43	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	36	34	32	31
Wed	32	43	55	59	50	41	38	38	37	36	39	40	40	37	34	32	31
Thu	31	42	54	59	49	43	41	39	38	38	42	44	43	38	35	33	32
Fri	31	40	42	45	41	39	39	39	41	43	45	43	45	44	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	34	34	36	38	41	39	38	37	38	38	40	37	36	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	33