Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Fullerton

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 31 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South.

Only 14% 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 Fullerton 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	30	34	41	43	36	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	55	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	47	50	39	36	36	38	39	45	59	68	69	59	47	36	30
Wed	29	31	46	48	39	36	36	37	38	42	47	56	53	46	41	35	31
Thu	29	32	46	49	39	38	40	41	45	46	61	65	67	58	45	35	32
Fri	29	31	40	42	39	37	37	40	45	55	63	64	62	57	44	37	32
Sat	30	30	31	32	35	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	41	39	37	36	33
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	35	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Koreatown to Fullerton (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 73 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Fullerton?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	41	43	36	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	55	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	47	50	39	36	36	38	39	45	59	68	69	59	47	36	30
Wed	29	31	46	48	39	36	36	37	38	42	47	56	53	46	41	35	31
Thu	29	32	46	49	39	38	40	41	45	46	61	65	67	58	45	35	32
Fri	29	31	40	42	39	37	37	40	45	55	63	64	62	57	44	37	32
Sat	30	30	31	32	35	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	41	39	37	36	33
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	35	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	41	43	36	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	55	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	47	50	39	36	36	38	39	45	59	68	69	59	47	36	30
Wed	29	31	46	48	39	36	36	37	38	42	47	56	53	46	41	35	31
Thu	29	32	46	49	39	38	40	41	45	46	61	65	67	58	45	35	32
Fri	29	31	40	42	39	37	37	40	45	55	63	64	62	57	44	37	32
Sat	30	30	31	32	35	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	41	39	37	36	33
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	35	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	41	43	36	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	55	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	47	50	39	36	36	38	39	45	59	68	69	59	47	36	30
Wed	29	31	46	48	39	36	36	37	38	42	47	56	53	46	41	35	31
Thu	29	32	46	49	39	38	40	41	45	46	61	65	67	58	45	35	32
Fri	29	31	40	42	39	37	37	40	45	55	63	64	62	57	44	37	32
Sat	30	30	31	32	35	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	41	39	37	36	33
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	35	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	32