Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Rosemead

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 51 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North and SR-60 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Rosemead 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	45	46	48	53	53	51	51	52	54	55	59	64	65	57	51	47	46
Tue	46	47	48	52	53	54	54	53	55	55	59	77	82	66	56	48	46
Wed	45	47	49	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	67	78	65	56	50	46
Thu	45	46	47	52	54	54	54	54	55	55	58	74	68	60	53	49	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	58	64	67	73	58	53	51	46
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	52	51	52	54	53	54	51	53	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	51	49	50	50	52	51	51	52	53	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Lake Forest to Rosemead (via SR-57 North and I-5 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 82 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 10 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 Rosemead 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 Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Rosemead?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 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	45	46	48	53	53	51	51	52	54	55	59	64	65	57	51	47	46
Tue	46	47	48	52	53	54	54	53	55	55	59	77	82	66	56	48	46
Wed	45	47	49	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	67	78	65	56	50	46
Thu	45	46	47	52	54	54	54	54	55	55	58	74	68	60	53	49	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	58	64	67	73	58	53	51	46
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	52	51	52	54	53	54	51	53	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	51	49	50	50	52	51	51	52	53	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	48	53	53	51	51	52	54	55	59	64	65	57	51	47	46
Tue	46	47	48	52	53	54	54	53	55	55	59	77	82	66	56	48	46
Wed	45	47	49	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	67	78	65	56	50	46
Thu	45	46	47	52	54	54	54	54	55	55	58	74	68	60	53	49	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	58	64	67	73	58	53	51	46
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	52	51	52	54	53	54	51	53	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	51	49	50	50	52	51	51	52	53	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	48	53	53	51	51	52	54	55	59	64	65	57	51	47	46
Tue	46	47	48	52	53	54	54	53	55	55	59	77	82	66	56	48	46
Wed	45	47	49	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	67	78	65	56	50	46
Thu	45	46	47	52	54	54	54	54	55	55	58	74	68	60	53	49	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	58	64	67	73	58	53	51	46
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	52	51	52	54	53	54	51	53	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	51	49	50	50	52	51	51	52	53	49	46