Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Lake Forest

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Inglewood to Lake Forest 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	47	50	53	54	53	50	50	51	51	51	51	53	56	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	50	53	56	54	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	60	53	50	50	48
Wed	47	51	54	56	54	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	59	52	50	50	48
Thu	47	50	54	56	55	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	56	51	50	50	48
Fri	47	50	53	54	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Inglewood to Lake Forest (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood to central Lake Forest 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 Inglewood to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to Lake Forest?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	47	50	53	54	53	50	50	51	51	51	51	53	56	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	50	53	56	54	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	60	53	50	50	48
Wed	47	51	54	56	54	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	59	52	50	50	48
Thu	47	50	54	56	55	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	56	51	50	50	48
Fri	47	50	53	54	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	53	54	53	50	50	51	51	51	51	53	56	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	50	53	56	54	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	60	53	50	50	48
Wed	47	51	54	56	54	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	59	52	50	50	48
Thu	47	50	54	56	55	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	56	51	50	50	48
Fri	47	50	53	54	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	53	54	53	50	50	51	51	51	51	53	56	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	50	53	56	54	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	60	53	50	50	48
Wed	47	51	54	56	54	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	59	52	50	50	48
Thu	47	50	54	56	55	52	52	52	52	51	52	54	56	51	50	50	48
Fri	47	50	53	54	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48