Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Norwalk

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Norwalk 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	24	26	31	33	30	29	36	36	40	39	72	83	80	68	41	26	23
Tue	22	23	36	41	31	30	31	34	33	47	76	88	87	74	50	33	23
Wed	22	23	40	41	32	28	30	33	34	50	61	72	71	64	48	32	22
Thu	22	23	37	41	30	32	35	37	46	54	85	88	87	76	46	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	34	38	50	69	81	83	80	69	46	34	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	29	28	34	36	40	46	52	53	43	38	32	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	28	28	34	35	39	40	36	36	34	34	33	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Koreatown to Norwalk (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 94 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 21 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 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

Norwalk 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 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	24	26	31	33	30	29	36	36	40	39	72	83	80	68	41	26	23
Tue	22	23	36	41	31	30	31	34	33	47	76	88	87	74	50	33	23
Wed	22	23	40	41	32	28	30	33	34	50	61	72	71	64	48	32	22
Thu	22	23	37	41	30	32	35	37	46	54	85	88	87	76	46	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	34	38	50	69	81	83	80	69	46	34	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	29	28	34	36	40	46	52	53	43	38	32	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	28	28	34	35	39	40	36	36	34	34	33	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	26	31	33	30	29	36	36	40	39	72	83	80	68	41	26	23
Tue	22	23	36	41	31	30	31	34	33	47	76	88	87	74	50	33	23
Wed	22	23	40	41	32	28	30	33	34	50	61	72	71	64	48	32	22
Thu	22	23	37	41	30	32	35	37	46	54	85	88	87	76	46	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	34	38	50	69	81	83	80	69	46	34	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	29	28	34	36	40	46	52	53	43	38	32	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	28	28	34	35	39	40	36	36	34	34	33	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	26	31	33	30	29	36	36	40	39	72	83	80	68	41	26	23
Tue	22	23	36	41	31	30	31	34	33	47	76	88	87	74	50	33	23
Wed	22	23	40	41	32	28	30	33	34	50	61	72	71	64	48	32	22
Thu	22	23	37	41	30	32	35	37	46	54	85	88	87	76	46	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	34	38	50	69	81	83	80	69	46	34	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	29	28	34	36	40	46	52	53	43	38	32	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	28	28	34	35	39	40	36	36	34	34	33	25