Best Time to Drive from LAX to Corona

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via SR-91 East and I-105 East, usually 60 at this time.

Only 25% 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 LAX to Corona 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	50	55	62	65	59	55	55	57	59	60	63	64	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	49	57	67	71	64	58	57	58	61	64	66	64	61	57	55	54	50
Wed	50	58	66	73	65	60	58	61	60	61	65	66	63	59	56	55	50
Thu	49	57	70	72	66	62	61	62	63	60	63	67	63	59	55	54	51
Fri	49	54	59	59	59	59	58	59	62	68	70	70	64	59	54	54	51
Sat	50	52	54	53	55	54	55	55	56	57	60	60	58	55	53	55	51
Sun	49	50	50	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52	53	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from LAX to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 LAX to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LAX to Corona?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Corona?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	50	55	62	65	59	55	55	57	59	60	63	64	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	49	57	67	71	64	58	57	58	61	64	66	64	61	57	55	54	50
Wed	50	58	66	73	65	60	58	61	60	61	65	66	63	59	56	55	50
Thu	49	57	70	72	66	62	61	62	63	60	63	67	63	59	55	54	51
Fri	49	54	59	59	59	59	58	59	62	68	70	70	64	59	54	54	51
Sat	50	52	54	53	55	54	55	55	56	57	60	60	58	55	53	55	51
Sun	49	50	50	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52	53	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	55	62	65	59	55	55	57	59	60	63	64	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	49	57	67	71	64	58	57	58	61	64	66	64	61	57	55	54	50
Wed	50	58	66	73	65	60	58	61	60	61	65	66	63	59	56	55	50
Thu	49	57	70	72	66	62	61	62	63	60	63	67	63	59	55	54	51
Fri	49	54	59	59	59	59	58	59	62	68	70	70	64	59	54	54	51
Sat	50	52	54	53	55	54	55	55	56	57	60	60	58	55	53	55	51
Sun	49	50	50	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52	53	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	55	62	65	59	55	55	57	59	60	63	64	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	49	57	67	71	64	58	57	58	61	64	66	64	61	57	55	54	50
Wed	50	58	66	73	65	60	58	61	60	61	65	66	63	59	56	55	50
Thu	49	57	70	72	66	62	61	62	63	60	63	67	63	59	55	54	51
Fri	49	54	59	59	59	59	58	59	62	68	70	70	64	59	54	54	51
Sat	50	52	54	53	55	54	55	55	56	57	60	60	58	55	53	55	51
Sun	49	50	50	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52	53	57	50