Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-91 West, usually 26 at this time.

Only 12% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Lake Forest to Yorba Linda (via SR-241 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 27 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (26 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (about 8 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 27 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Yorba Linda?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 27 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 27 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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