Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to San Clemente

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 43% 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.

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 108 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (77 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 108 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 108 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 108 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)

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