Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Fullerton

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 3% 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	42	37	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	54	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	45	49	39	36	36	38	39	45	58	67	67	56	46	36	30
Wed	29	31	47	49	39	36	36	38	39	46	53	60	59	52	44	36	30
Thu	29	32	48	50	40	39	41	42	46	46	65	65	67	59	44	35	31
Fri	29	31	41	45	41	38	38	39	46	55	63	64	61	56	42	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	35	38	38	40	43	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	30	30	29	31	31	35	35	38	39	41	41	40	39	37	38	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 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 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 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 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 72 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

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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	42	37	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	54	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	45	49	39	36	36	38	39	45	58	67	67	56	46	36	30
Wed	29	31	47	49	39	36	36	38	39	46	53	60	59	52	44	36	30
Thu	29	32	48	50	40	39	41	42	46	46	65	65	67	59	44	35	31
Fri	29	31	41	45	41	38	38	39	46	55	63	64	61	56	42	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	35	38	38	40	43	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	30	30	29	31	31	35	35	38	39	41	41	40	39	37	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	41	42	37	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	54	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	45	49	39	36	36	38	39	45	58	67	67	56	46	36	30
Wed	29	31	47	49	39	36	36	38	39	46	53	60	59	52	44	36	30
Thu	29	32	48	50	40	39	41	42	46	46	65	65	67	59	44	35	31
Fri	29	31	41	45	41	38	38	39	46	55	63	64	61	56	42	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	35	38	38	40	43	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	30	30	29	31	31	35	35	38	39	41	41	40	39	37	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	41	42	37	35	38	38	41	40	56	65	62	54	40	33	31
Tue	29	32	45	49	39	36	36	38	39	45	58	67	67	56	46	36	30
Wed	29	31	47	49	39	36	36	38	39	46	53	60	59	52	44	36	30
Thu	29	32	48	50	40	39	41	42	46	46	65	65	67	59	44	35	31
Fri	29	31	41	45	41	38	38	39	46	55	63	64	61	56	42	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	35	38	38	40	43	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	30	30	29	31	31	35	35	38	39	41	41	40	39	37	38	38	32