Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Aliso Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 2% 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	76	75	61	57	60	60	62	61	78	88	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	59	83	83	66	58	58	59	60	66	80	95	93	81	68	57	51
Wed	49	59	84	83	68	59	59	58	59	63	69	81	80	69	63	57	51
Thu	49	58	81	81	66	61	63	63	67	67	84	90	91	80	67	56	52
Fri	49	57	71	69	62	59	59	61	66	76	85	87	85	80	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	54	58	58	61	62	63	66	66	65	62	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	61	61	60	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 100 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 2 pm on Saturdays (66 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 100 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 100 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 100 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	76	75	61	57	60	60	62	61	78	88	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	59	83	83	66	58	58	59	60	66	80	95	93	81	68	57	51
Wed	49	59	84	83	68	59	59	58	59	63	69	81	80	69	63	57	51
Thu	49	58	81	81	66	61	63	63	67	67	84	90	91	80	67	56	52
Fri	49	57	71	69	62	59	59	61	66	76	85	87	85	80	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	54	58	58	61	62	63	66	66	65	62	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	61	61	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	76	75	61	57	60	60	62	61	78	88	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	59	83	83	66	58	58	59	60	66	80	95	93	81	68	57	51
Wed	49	59	84	83	68	59	59	58	59	63	69	81	80	69	63	57	51
Thu	49	58	81	81	66	61	63	63	67	67	84	90	91	80	67	56	52
Fri	49	57	71	69	62	59	59	61	66	76	85	87	85	80	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	54	58	58	61	62	63	66	66	65	62	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	61	61	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	76	75	61	57	60	60	62	61	78	88	85	76	61	54	51
Tue	49	59	83	83	66	58	58	59	60	66	80	95	93	81	68	57	51
Wed	49	59	84	83	68	59	59	58	59	63	69	81	80	69	63	57	51
Thu	49	58	81	81	66	61	63	63	67	67	84	90	91	80	67	56	52
Fri	49	57	71	69	62	59	59	61	66	76	85	87	85	80	66	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	54	58	58	61	62	63	66	66	65	62	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	62	62	61	61	60	53