Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights 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	38	39	40	45	45	42	43	44	46	46	50	53	55	50	43	40	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	62	66	57	48	41	38
Wed	38	39	41	45	44	45	45	45	46	46	50	56	64	56	48	42	38
Thu	38	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	46	47	49	59	58	51	45	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	56	60	49	45	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	43	44	44	44	46	45	46	43	45	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	41	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest to central Hacienda Heights 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 Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	45	42	43	44	46	46	50	53	55	50	43	40	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	62	66	57	48	41	38
Wed	38	39	41	45	44	45	45	45	46	46	50	56	64	56	48	42	38
Thu	38	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	46	47	49	59	58	51	45	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	56	60	49	45	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	43	44	44	44	46	45	46	43	45	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	41	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	45	42	43	44	46	46	50	53	55	50	43	40	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	62	66	57	48	41	38
Wed	38	39	41	45	44	45	45	45	46	46	50	56	64	56	48	42	38
Thu	38	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	46	47	49	59	58	51	45	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	56	60	49	45	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	43	44	44	44	46	45	46	43	45	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	41	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	45	42	43	44	46	46	50	53	55	50	43	40	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	62	66	57	48	41	38
Wed	38	39	41	45	44	45	45	45	46	46	50	56	64	56	48	42	38
Thu	38	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	46	47	49	59	58	51	45	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	56	60	49	45	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	43	44	44	44	46	45	46	43	45	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	41	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	41	38