Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Lake Forest

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 37 at this time.

None 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 La Habra to Lake Forest 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	31	35	44	48	44	37	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	35	32	32	32
Tue	31	37	49	51	45	39	38	39	37	37	39	40	43	39	33	32	32
Wed	31	36	48	51	46	42	39	38	36	37	38	39	42	39	33	32	32
Thu	31	36	46	49	45	39	38	37	39	36	37	38	41	37	33	32	32
Fri	31	35	45	45	42	37	37	37	36	37	38	39	39	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from La Habra to Lake Forest (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra to central Lake Forest 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 La Habra to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Lake Forest?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Forest to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	48	44	37	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	35	32	32	32
Tue	31	37	49	51	45	39	38	39	37	37	39	40	43	39	33	32	32
Wed	31	36	48	51	46	42	39	38	36	37	38	39	42	39	33	32	32
Thu	31	36	46	49	45	39	38	37	39	36	37	38	41	37	33	32	32
Fri	31	35	45	45	42	37	37	37	36	37	38	39	39	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	48	44	37	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	35	32	32	32
Tue	31	37	49	51	45	39	38	39	37	37	39	40	43	39	33	32	32
Wed	31	36	48	51	46	42	39	38	36	37	38	39	42	39	33	32	32
Thu	31	36	46	49	45	39	38	37	39	36	37	38	41	37	33	32	32
Fri	31	35	45	45	42	37	37	37	36	37	38	39	39	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	48	44	37	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	35	32	32	32
Tue	31	37	49	51	45	39	38	39	37	37	39	40	43	39	33	32	32
Wed	31	36	48	51	46	42	39	38	36	37	38	39	42	39	33	32	32
Thu	31	36	46	49	45	39	38	37	39	36	37	38	41	37	33	32	32
Fri	31	35	45	45	42	37	37	37	36	37	38	39	39	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	33	33	33	32