Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Westminster

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 34 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 Westminster 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	35	38	45	45	40	40	46	46	50	47	75	86	83	71	50	38	35
Tue	33	36	52	57	40	39	41	42	43	56	78	95	91	80	60	42	34
Wed	33	36	51	51	42	39	41	41	44	51	57	70	65	59	51	41	35
Thu	33	36	50	51	41	42	46	47	52	59	83	89	91	79	55	41	36
Fri	33	35	45	50	44	43	42	47	55	70	82	84	83	74	54	44	36
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	53	53	53	49	48	44	42	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	40	42	48	49	51	50	49	49	47	46	44	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Koreatown to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Westminster 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	45	45	40	40	46	46	50	47	75	86	83	71	50	38	35
Tue	33	36	52	57	40	39	41	42	43	56	78	95	91	80	60	42	34
Wed	33	36	51	51	42	39	41	41	44	51	57	70	65	59	51	41	35
Thu	33	36	50	51	41	42	46	47	52	59	83	89	91	79	55	41	36
Fri	33	35	45	50	44	43	42	47	55	70	82	84	83	74	54	44	36
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	53	53	53	49	48	44	42	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	40	42	48	49	51	50	49	49	47	46	44	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	45	45	40	40	46	46	50	47	75	86	83	71	50	38	35
Tue	33	36	52	57	40	39	41	42	43	56	78	95	91	80	60	42	34
Wed	33	36	51	51	42	39	41	41	44	51	57	70	65	59	51	41	35
Thu	33	36	50	51	41	42	46	47	52	59	83	89	91	79	55	41	36
Fri	33	35	45	50	44	43	42	47	55	70	82	84	83	74	54	44	36
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	53	53	53	49	48	44	42	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	40	42	48	49	51	50	49	49	47	46	44	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	45	45	40	40	46	46	50	47	75	86	83	71	50	38	35
Tue	33	36	52	57	40	39	41	42	43	56	78	95	91	80	60	42	34
Wed	33	36	51	51	42	39	41	41	44	51	57	70	65	59	51	41	35
Thu	33	36	50	51	41	42	46	47	52	59	83	89	91	79	55	41	36
Fri	33	35	45	50	44	43	42	47	55	70	82	84	83	74	54	44	36
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	53	53	53	49	48	44	42	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	40	42	48	49	51	50	49	49	47	46	44	37