Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to San Pedro

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 North, usually 53 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 San Pedro 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	44	44	45	47	47	46	46	48	49	50	55	62	63	53	48	50	49
Tue	44	45	45	47	48	47	48	48	49	52	55	63	70	62	49	48	46
Wed	44	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	50	53	57	66	70	63	55	55	46
Thu	44	45	45	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	57	65	67	58	50	48	45
Fri	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	51	59	65	67	67	57	53	51	47
Sat	45	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	49	53	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Lake Forest to San Pedro (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to San Pedro?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	47	47	46	46	48	49	50	55	62	63	53	48	50	49
Tue	44	45	45	47	48	47	48	48	49	52	55	63	70	62	49	48	46
Wed	44	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	50	53	57	66	70	63	55	55	46
Thu	44	45	45	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	57	65	67	58	50	48	45
Fri	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	51	59	65	67	67	57	53	51	47
Sat	45	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	49	53	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	47	47	46	46	48	49	50	55	62	63	53	48	50	49
Tue	44	45	45	47	48	47	48	48	49	52	55	63	70	62	49	48	46
Wed	44	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	50	53	57	66	70	63	55	55	46
Thu	44	45	45	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	57	65	67	58	50	48	45
Fri	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	51	59	65	67	67	57	53	51	47
Sat	45	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	49	53	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	47	47	46	46	48	49	50	55	62	63	53	48	50	49
Tue	44	45	45	47	48	47	48	48	49	52	55	63	70	62	49	48	46
Wed	44	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	50	53	57	66	70	63	55	55	46
Thu	44	45	45	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	57	65	67	58	50	48	45
Fri	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	51	59	65	67	67	57	53	51	47
Sat	45	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	49	53	53	46