Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Santa Paula

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North.

Only 1% 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 Santa Paula 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	70	74	73	72	75	77	82	82	81	88	88	91	104	98	80	75	74
Tue	70	73	74	77	72	80	78	75	76	83	92	118	142	141	100	81	74
Wed	70	72	72	72	71	75	82	74	74	76	101	106	113	103	83	73	71
Thu	70	73	76	83	82	85	90	85	88	92	148	188	152	126	97	84	71
Fri	70	73	73	72	73	99	99	119	112	137	180	172	158	140	104	85	75
Sat	72	72	73	72	73	86	108	117	109	116	108	135	119	91	79	80	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	79	115	140	160	162	140	101	84	87	82	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Koreatown to Santa Paula (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (163 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (40 to 119 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Santa Paula?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 70 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Santa Paula 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	70	74	73	72	75	77	82	82	81	88	88	91	104	98	80	75	74
Tue	70	73	74	77	72	80	78	75	76	83	92	118	142	141	100	81	74
Wed	70	72	72	72	71	75	82	74	74	76	101	106	113	103	83	73	71
Thu	70	73	76	83	82	85	90	85	88	92	148	188	152	126	97	84	71
Fri	70	73	73	72	73	99	99	119	112	137	180	172	158	140	104	85	75
Sat	72	72	73	72	73	86	108	117	109	116	108	135	119	91	79	80	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	79	115	140	160	162	140	101	84	87	82	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	73	72	75	77	82	82	81	88	88	91	104	98	80	75	74
Tue	70	73	74	77	72	80	78	75	76	83	92	118	142	141	100	81	74
Wed	70	72	72	72	71	75	82	74	74	76	101	106	113	103	83	73	71
Thu	70	73	76	83	82	85	90	85	88	92	148	188	152	126	97	84	71
Fri	70	73	73	72	73	99	99	119	112	137	180	172	158	140	104	85	75
Sat	72	72	73	72	73	86	108	117	109	116	108	135	119	91	79	80	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	79	115	140	160	162	140	101	84	87	82	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	73	72	75	77	82	82	81	88	88	91	104	98	80	75	74
Tue	70	73	74	77	72	80	78	75	76	83	92	118	142	141	100	81	74
Wed	70	72	72	72	71	75	82	74	74	76	101	106	113	103	83	73	71
Thu	70	73	76	83	82	85	90	85	88	92	148	188	152	126	97	84	71
Fri	70	73	73	72	73	99	99	119	112	137	180	172	158	140	104	85	75
Sat	72	72	73	72	73	86	108	117	109	116	108	135	119	91	79	80	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	79	115	140	160	162	140	101	84	87	82	77	74