Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Lake Forest

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-405 South, usually 35 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 Lakewood to Lake Forest 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	33	36	52	58	45	38	38	40	40	39	39	41	43	38	38	38	36
Tue	33	36	45	71	55	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	44	39	36	36	34
Wed	33	36	52	53	54	49	40	42	36	37	41	40	43	39	36	36	34
Thu	33	36	47	62	50	39	39	39	38	37	38	40	42	38	36	36	34
Fri	33	36	39	49	39	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	35	36	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Lakewood to Lake Forest (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central Lake Forest 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 Lakewood to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (23 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Lake Forest to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Valencia · Lakewood to Fullerton · Lakewood to East Los Angeles · Lakewood to Victorville · Lakewood to Carlsbad · Lakewood to Costa Mesa · Lakewood to Inglewood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	52	58	45	38	38	40	40	39	39	41	43	38	38	38	36
Tue	33	36	45	71	55	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	44	39	36	36	34
Wed	33	36	52	53	54	49	40	42	36	37	41	40	43	39	36	36	34
Thu	33	36	47	62	50	39	39	39	38	37	38	40	42	38	36	36	34
Fri	33	36	39	49	39	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	35	36	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	52	58	45	38	38	40	40	39	39	41	43	38	38	38	36
Tue	33	36	45	71	55	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	44	39	36	36	34
Wed	33	36	52	53	54	49	40	42	36	37	41	40	43	39	36	36	34
Thu	33	36	47	62	50	39	39	39	38	37	38	40	42	38	36	36	34
Fri	33	36	39	49	39	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	35	36	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	52	58	45	38	38	40	40	39	39	41	43	38	38	38	36
Tue	33	36	45	71	55	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	44	39	36	36	34
Wed	33	36	52	53	54	49	40	42	36	37	41	40	43	39	36	36	34
Thu	33	36	47	62	50	39	39	39	38	37	38	40	42	38	36	36	34
Fri	33	36	39	49	39	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	35	36	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34