Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Aliso Viejo

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Koreatown to Aliso Viejo 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	50	60	75	74	61	56	60	59	62	61	78	89	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	60	82	82	66	58	58	59	59	66	81	94	91	79	68	57	50
Wed	49	60	83	82	66	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	79	68	61	56	50
Thu	49	59	81	83	67	62	63	64	68	67	86	92	91	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	72	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	85	87	85	79	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	59	59	62	63	64	67	67	66	62	60	57	57	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Koreatown to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Aliso Viejo 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 Koreatown to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Aliso Viejo?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	75	74	61	56	60	59	62	61	78	89	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	60	82	82	66	58	58	59	59	66	81	94	91	79	68	57	50
Wed	49	60	83	82	66	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	79	68	61	56	50
Thu	49	59	81	83	67	62	63	64	68	67	86	92	91	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	72	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	85	87	85	79	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	59	59	62	63	64	67	67	66	62	60	57	57	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	75	74	61	56	60	59	62	61	78	89	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	60	82	82	66	58	58	59	59	66	81	94	91	79	68	57	50
Wed	49	60	83	82	66	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	79	68	61	56	50
Thu	49	59	81	83	67	62	63	64	68	67	86	92	91	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	72	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	85	87	85	79	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	59	59	62	63	64	67	67	66	62	60	57	57	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	75	74	61	56	60	59	62	61	78	89	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	60	82	82	66	58	58	59	59	66	81	94	91	79	68	57	50
Wed	49	60	83	82	66	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	79	68	61	56	50
Thu	49	59	81	83	67	62	63	64	68	67	86	92	91	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	72	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	85	87	85	79	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	59	59	62	63	64	67	67	66	62	60	57	57	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	53