Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 40% 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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	51	59	74	73	61	57	60	59	63	61	77	88	85	75	62	55	52
Tue	50	59	81	81	65	58	58	59	60	66	80	92	90	79	68	58	51
Wed	50	59	81	80	65	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	78	68	61	57	51
Thu	50	58	80	81	66	62	63	64	67	67	86	90	90	80	67	56	53
Fri	50	57	70	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	84	86	84	80	66	59	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	58	58	62	63	63	66	67	66	63	61	58	58	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	63	62	60	60	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Koreatown to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Rancho Santa Margarita?

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) · SR-241 South in Orange County (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-133 North 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

Rancho Santa Margarita 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	51	59	74	73	61	57	60	59	63	61	77	88	85	75	62	55	52
Tue	50	59	81	81	65	58	58	59	60	66	80	92	90	79	68	58	51
Wed	50	59	81	80	65	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	78	68	61	57	51
Thu	50	58	80	81	66	62	63	64	67	67	86	90	90	80	67	56	53
Fri	50	57	70	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	84	86	84	80	66	59	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	58	58	62	63	63	66	67	66	63	61	58	58	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	63	62	60	60	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	59	74	73	61	57	60	59	63	61	77	88	85	75	62	55	52
Tue	50	59	81	81	65	58	58	59	60	66	80	92	90	79	68	58	51
Wed	50	59	81	80	65	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	78	68	61	57	51
Thu	50	58	80	81	66	62	63	64	67	67	86	90	90	80	67	56	53
Fri	50	57	70	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	84	86	84	80	66	59	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	58	58	62	63	63	66	67	66	63	61	58	58	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	63	62	60	60	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	59	74	73	61	57	60	59	63	61	77	88	85	75	62	55	52
Tue	50	59	81	81	65	58	58	59	60	66	80	92	90	79	68	58	51
Wed	50	59	81	80	65	58	58	59	59	63	67	80	78	68	61	57	51
Thu	50	58	80	81	66	62	63	64	67	67	86	90	90	80	67	56	53
Fri	50	57	70	70	64	60	59	61	67	77	84	86	84	80	66	59	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	58	58	62	63	63	66	67	66	63	61	58	58	54
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	57	58	62	62	63	64	63	62	60	60	60	54