Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Placentia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Placentia 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	33	37	44	46	40	39	41	42	45	44	61	69	66	58	43	36	33
Tue	32	35	50	53	43	39	40	41	43	50	63	72	72	63	50	39	33
Wed	32	34	49	51	44	39	40	41	42	46	52	61	57	51	45	38	33
Thu	32	35	49	52	42	41	44	44	48	50	66	69	72	62	48	38	34
Fri	32	34	43	45	42	41	41	44	49	59	67	67	65	60	47	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	47	47	44	43	40	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	44	44	43	43	41	42	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Koreatown to Placentia (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 76 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Placentia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 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

Placentia 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	33	37	44	46	40	39	41	42	45	44	61	69	66	58	43	36	33
Tue	32	35	50	53	43	39	40	41	43	50	63	72	72	63	50	39	33
Wed	32	34	49	51	44	39	40	41	42	46	52	61	57	51	45	38	33
Thu	32	35	49	52	42	41	44	44	48	50	66	69	72	62	48	38	34
Fri	32	34	43	45	42	41	41	44	49	59	67	67	65	60	47	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	47	47	44	43	40	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	44	44	43	43	41	42	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	44	46	40	39	41	42	45	44	61	69	66	58	43	36	33
Tue	32	35	50	53	43	39	40	41	43	50	63	72	72	63	50	39	33
Wed	32	34	49	51	44	39	40	41	42	46	52	61	57	51	45	38	33
Thu	32	35	49	52	42	41	44	44	48	50	66	69	72	62	48	38	34
Fri	32	34	43	45	42	41	41	44	49	59	67	67	65	60	47	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	47	47	44	43	40	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	44	44	43	43	41	42	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	44	46	40	39	41	42	45	44	61	69	66	58	43	36	33
Tue	32	35	50	53	43	39	40	41	43	50	63	72	72	63	50	39	33
Wed	32	34	49	51	44	39	40	41	42	46	52	61	57	51	45	38	33
Thu	32	35	49	52	42	41	44	44	48	50	66	69	72	62	48	38	34
Fri	32	34	43	45	42	41	41	44	49	59	67	67	65	60	47	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	47	47	44	43	40	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	44	44	43	43	41	42	41	35