Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to San Clemente
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-73 South and I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 45 at this time.
Only 42% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 45 | 48 | 65 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Tue | 45 | 46 | 50 | 69 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Wed | 45 | 45 | 49 | 63 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Thu | 45 | 46 | 49 | 65 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Fri | 45 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Sun | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Lakewood to San Clemente (via SR-73 South and I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).
About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lakewood to San Clemente?
The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lakewood to San Clemente?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 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
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