Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to La Habra

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 42 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 Lake Forest to La Habra 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	33	35	40	40	36	36	38	40	40	41	43	44	41	35	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	40	39	39	38	39	40	40	43	45	47	44	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	36	40	39	40	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	45	39	34	31
Thu	31	33	36	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	41	45	46	42	37	34	31
Fri	31	33	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	44	44	41	38	36	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	36	37	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	35	35	36	36	38	36	36	36	37	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Lake Forest to La Habra (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 15 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to La Habra?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	31	33	35	40	40	36	36	38	40	40	41	43	44	41	35	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	40	39	39	38	39	40	40	43	45	47	44	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	36	40	39	40	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	45	39	34	31
Thu	31	33	36	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	41	45	46	42	37	34	31
Fri	31	33	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	44	44	41	38	36	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	36	37	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	35	35	36	36	38	36	36	36	37	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	40	40	36	36	38	40	40	41	43	44	41	35	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	40	39	39	38	39	40	40	43	45	47	44	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	36	40	39	40	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	45	39	34	31
Thu	31	33	36	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	41	45	46	42	37	34	31
Fri	31	33	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	44	44	41	38	36	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	36	37	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	35	35	36	36	38	36	36	36	37	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	40	40	36	36	38	40	40	41	43	44	41	35	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	40	39	39	38	39	40	40	43	45	47	44	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	36	40	39	40	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	45	39	34	31
Thu	31	33	36	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	41	45	46	42	37	34	31
Fri	31	33	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	44	44	41	38	36	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	36	37	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	35	35	36	36	38	36	36	36	37	33	31