Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Pico Rivera

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 27 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Pico Rivera 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	20	23	27	28	23	24	31	29	33	34	53	63	60	50	33	23	20
Tue	18	19	30	32	24	24	26	27	28	41	59	67	66	54	40	26	19
Wed	18	20	30	31	24	23	25	27	30	36	43	54	59	51	40	27	19
Thu	18	20	30	32	24	26	31	33	39	44	63	67	65	55	39	26	21
Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	33	42	51	59	59	58	53	37	29	21
Sat	19	19	19	22	27	27	32	34	35	37	38	38	33	32	29	27	23
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	26	28	33	34	36	36	34	32	30	31	29	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Koreatown to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Pico Rivera?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pico Rivera 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
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Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	33	42	51	59	59	58	53	37	29	21
Sat	19	19	19	22	27	27	32	34	35	37	38	38	33	32	29	27	23
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	27	28	23	24	31	29	33	34	53	63	60	50	33	23	20
Tue	18	19	30	32	24	24	26	27	28	41	59	67	66	54	40	26	19
Wed	18	20	30	31	24	23	25	27	30	36	43	54	59	51	40	27	19
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