Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Fountain Valley 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	39	42	48	49	44	44	50	50	53	50	79	91	87	75	53	41	38
Tue	36	40	55	61	43	43	45	46	47	59	82	99	95	83	63	45	37
Wed	36	39	54	55	46	43	45	45	48	54	61	73	69	63	55	45	38
Thu	37	40	54	56	45	46	49	50	56	63	87	93	95	83	59	44	39
Fri	36	38	49	54	48	46	46	50	59	73	87	88	87	78	58	46	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	54	57	56	57	53	52	48	45	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	52	53	55	53	52	53	50	50	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Koreatown to Fountain Valley (via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 101 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Fountain Valley?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Fountain Valley 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	39	42	48	49	44	44	50	50	53	50	79	91	87	75	53	41	38
Tue	36	40	55	61	43	43	45	46	47	59	82	99	95	83	63	45	37
Wed	36	39	54	55	46	43	45	45	48	54	61	73	69	63	55	45	38
Thu	37	40	54	56	45	46	49	50	56	63	87	93	95	83	59	44	39
Fri	36	38	49	54	48	46	46	50	59	73	87	88	87	78	58	46	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	54	57	56	57	53	52	48	45	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	52	53	55	53	52	53	50	50	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	48	49	44	44	50	50	53	50	79	91	87	75	53	41	38
Tue	36	40	55	61	43	43	45	46	47	59	82	99	95	83	63	45	37
Wed	36	39	54	55	46	43	45	45	48	54	61	73	69	63	55	45	38
Thu	37	40	54	56	45	46	49	50	56	63	87	93	95	83	59	44	39
Fri	36	38	49	54	48	46	46	50	59	73	87	88	87	78	58	46	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	54	57	56	57	53	52	48	45	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	52	53	55	53	52	53	50	50	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	48	49	44	44	50	50	53	50	79	91	87	75	53	41	38
Tue	36	40	55	61	43	43	45	46	47	59	82	99	95	83	63	45	37
Wed	36	39	54	55	46	43	45	45	48	54	61	73	69	63	55	45	38
Thu	37	40	54	56	45	46	49	50	56	63	87	93	95	83	59	44	39
Fri	36	38	49	54	48	46	46	50	59	73	87	88	87	78	58	46	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	54	57	56	57	53	52	48	45	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	52	53	55	53	52	53	50	50	47	40