Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Lake Forest

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 57 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 Lake Forest 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	48	57	72	71	59	54	57	57	60	59	75	85	83	73	59	52	50
Tue	47	57	78	79	62	56	56	58	58	63	77	90	88	75	65	55	49
Wed	47	57	81	80	64	56	57	57	58	64	71	82	81	71	63	55	49
Thu	48	55	79	79	64	60	62	62	66	65	84	87	88	77	64	54	51
Fri	47	55	68	67	61	58	57	59	65	74	82	84	82	77	63	56	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	56	56	60	61	61	64	64	64	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	48	49	48	49	51	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	59	57	57	57	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Koreatown to Lake Forest (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 96 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Lake Forest?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

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

More drives

Lake Forest 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	48	57	72	71	59	54	57	57	60	59	75	85	83	73	59	52	50
Tue	47	57	78	79	62	56	56	58	58	63	77	90	88	75	65	55	49
Wed	47	57	81	80	64	56	57	57	58	64	71	82	81	71	63	55	49
Thu	48	55	79	79	64	60	62	62	66	65	84	87	88	77	64	54	51
Fri	47	55	68	67	61	58	57	59	65	74	82	84	82	77	63	56	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	56	56	60	61	61	64	64	64	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	48	49	48	49	51	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	59	57	57	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	72	71	59	54	57	57	60	59	75	85	83	73	59	52	50
Tue	47	57	78	79	62	56	56	58	58	63	77	90	88	75	65	55	49
Wed	47	57	81	80	64	56	57	57	58	64	71	82	81	71	63	55	49
Thu	48	55	79	79	64	60	62	62	66	65	84	87	88	77	64	54	51
Fri	47	55	68	67	61	58	57	59	65	74	82	84	82	77	63	56	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	56	56	60	61	61	64	64	64	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	48	49	48	49	51	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	59	57	57	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	72	71	59	54	57	57	60	59	75	85	83	73	59	52	50
Tue	47	57	78	79	62	56	56	58	58	63	77	90	88	75	65	55	49
Wed	47	57	81	80	64	56	57	57	58	64	71	82	81	71	63	55	49
Thu	48	55	79	79	64	60	62	62	66	65	84	87	88	77	64	54	51
Fri	47	55	68	67	61	58	57	59	65	74	82	84	82	77	63	56	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	56	56	60	61	61	64	64	64	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	48	49	48	49	51	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	59	57	57	57	51