Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Inglewood

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-405 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Inglewood 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	47	47	48	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	57	62	65	56	50	49	47
Tue	46	47	48	52	52	51	52	52	53	55	59	70	79	68	51	49	47
Wed	46	47	48	51	53	52	53	55	54	55	60	71	71	64	52	49	47
Thu	46	47	49	51	52	52	53	53	56	55	58	70	72	62	54	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	62	61	65	58	53	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Lake Forest to Inglewood (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 48 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Inglewood?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.9 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	48	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	57	62	65	56	50	49	47
Tue	46	47	48	52	52	51	52	52	53	55	59	70	79	68	51	49	47
Wed	46	47	48	51	53	52	53	55	54	55	60	71	71	64	52	49	47
Thu	46	47	49	51	52	52	53	53	56	55	58	70	72	62	54	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	62	61	65	58	53	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	48	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	57	62	65	56	50	49	47
Tue	46	47	48	52	52	51	52	52	53	55	59	70	79	68	51	49	47
Wed	46	47	48	51	53	52	53	55	54	55	60	71	71	64	52	49	47
Thu	46	47	49	51	52	52	53	53	56	55	58	70	72	62	54	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	62	61	65	58	53	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	48	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	57	62	65	56	50	49	47
Tue	46	47	48	52	52	51	52	52	53	55	59	70	79	68	51	49	47
Wed	46	47	48	51	53	52	53	55	54	55	60	71	71	64	52	49	47
Thu	46	47	49	51	52	52	53	53	56	55	58	70	72	62	54	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	62	61	65	58	53	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	50	52	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	47