Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-5 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 2% 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 San Clemente 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	59	69	85	85	72	67	69	69	72	70	87	99	96	85	70	63	61
Tue	58	70	93	93	77	68	69	70	70	75	90	106	103	90	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	93	93	78	69	69	68	69	73	79	92	90	78	72	66	60
Thu	58	68	90	91	77	71	73	73	76	76	93	101	101	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	80	73	70	69	71	76	85	95	96	94	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	72	70	67	66	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Koreatown to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 110 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 64 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to San Clemente?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (45 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 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

San Clemente 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	59	69	85	85	72	67	69	69	72	70	87	99	96	85	70	63	61
Tue	58	70	93	93	77	68	69	70	70	75	90	106	103	90	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	93	93	78	69	69	68	69	73	79	92	90	78	72	66	60
Thu	58	68	90	91	77	71	73	73	76	76	93	101	101	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	80	73	70	69	71	76	85	95	96	94	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	72	70	67	66	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	85	85	72	67	69	69	72	70	87	99	96	85	70	63	61
Tue	58	70	93	93	77	68	69	70	70	75	90	106	103	90	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	93	93	78	69	69	68	69	73	79	92	90	78	72	66	60
Thu	58	68	90	91	77	71	73	73	76	76	93	101	101	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	80	73	70	69	71	76	85	95	96	94	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	72	70	67	66	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	85	85	72	67	69	69	72	70	87	99	96	85	70	63	61
Tue	58	70	93	93	77	68	69	70	70	75	90	106	103	90	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	93	93	78	69	69	68	69	73	79	92	90	78	72	66	60
Thu	58	68	90	91	77	71	73	73	76	76	93	101	101	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	80	73	70	69	71	76	85	95	96	94	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	72	70	67	66	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62