Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Koreatown

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Koreatown 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	48	60	62	68	62	55	56	56	58	59	61	61	62	60	53	49	47
Tue	48	60	68	70	65	59	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	62	56	50	47
Wed	48	59	67	69	63	58	57	57	57	57	63	66	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	48	58	65	68	62	59	59	57	58	59	64	70	68	62	57	52	48
Fri	48	57	56	59	57	59	59	59	61	63	67	68	69	65	56	53	47
Sat	47	49	50	51	52	57	59	59	58	57	58	59	58	56	56	53	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	51	56	55	57	57	58	58	60	59	60	55	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Lake Forest to Koreatown (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Koreatown 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 Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (32 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Koreatown 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	48	60	62	68	62	55	56	56	58	59	61	61	62	60	53	49	47
Tue	48	60	68	70	65	59	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	62	56	50	47
Wed	48	59	67	69	63	58	57	57	57	57	63	66	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	48	58	65	68	62	59	59	57	58	59	64	70	68	62	57	52	48
Fri	48	57	56	59	57	59	59	59	61	63	67	68	69	65	56	53	47
Sat	47	49	50	51	52	57	59	59	58	57	58	59	58	56	56	53	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	51	56	55	57	57	58	58	60	59	60	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	60	62	68	62	55	56	56	58	59	61	61	62	60	53	49	47
Tue	48	60	68	70	65	59	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	62	56	50	47
Wed	48	59	67	69	63	58	57	57	57	57	63	66	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	48	58	65	68	62	59	59	57	58	59	64	70	68	62	57	52	48
Fri	48	57	56	59	57	59	59	59	61	63	67	68	69	65	56	53	47
Sat	47	49	50	51	52	57	59	59	58	57	58	59	58	56	56	53	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	51	56	55	57	57	58	58	60	59	60	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	60	62	68	62	55	56	56	58	59	61	61	62	60	53	49	47
Tue	48	60	68	70	65	59	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	62	56	50	47
Wed	48	59	67	69	63	58	57	57	57	57	63	66	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	48	58	65	68	62	59	59	57	58	59	64	70	68	62	57	52	48
Fri	48	57	56	59	57	59	59	59	61	63	67	68	69	65	56	53	47
Sat	47	49	50	51	52	57	59	59	58	57	58	59	58	56	56	53	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	51	56	55	57	57	58	58	60	59	60	55	48