Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Corona

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 73 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Los Angeles 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	43	49	53	56	50	49	55	55	60	58	85	96	89	81	60	47	43
Tue	42	46	61	64	53	50	51	53	57	66	86	98	98	88	70	53	43
Wed	42	46	58	63	55	51	51	53	54	62	69	80	74	68	63	53	44
Thu	42	47	58	62	53	52	56	58	64	66	88	93	95	87	69	51	45
Fri	42	44	55	57	56	53	53	58	68	84	95	96	93	85	65	54	46
Sat	42	44	45	46	50	50	54	55	57	60	65	64	60	58	53	52	46
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	49	50	54	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Los Angeles to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Corona?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Corona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	53	56	50	49	55	55	60	58	85	96	89	81	60	47	43
Tue	42	46	61	64	53	50	51	53	57	66	86	98	98	88	70	53	43
Wed	42	46	58	63	55	51	51	53	54	62	69	80	74	68	63	53	44
Thu	42	47	58	62	53	52	56	58	64	66	88	93	95	87	69	51	45
Fri	42	44	55	57	56	53	53	58	68	84	95	96	93	85	65	54	46
Sat	42	44	45	46	50	50	54	55	57	60	65	64	60	58	53	52	46
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	49	50	54	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	53	56	50	49	55	55	60	58	85	96	89	81	60	47	43
Tue	42	46	61	64	53	50	51	53	57	66	86	98	98	88	70	53	43
Wed	42	46	58	63	55	51	51	53	54	62	69	80	74	68	63	53	44
Thu	42	47	58	62	53	52	56	58	64	66	88	93	95	87	69	51	45
Fri	42	44	55	57	56	53	53	58	68	84	95	96	93	85	65	54	46
Sat	42	44	45	46	50	50	54	55	57	60	65	64	60	58	53	52	46
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	49	50	54	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	53	56	50	49	55	55	60	58	85	96	89	81	60	47	43
Tue	42	46	61	64	53	50	51	53	57	66	86	98	98	88	70	53	43
Wed	42	46	58	63	55	51	51	53	54	62	69	80	74	68	63	53	44
Thu	42	47	58	62	53	52	56	58	64	66	88	93	95	87	69	51	45
Fri	42	44	55	57	56	53	53	58	68	84	95	96	93	85	65	54	46
Sat	42	44	45	46	50	50	54	55	57	60	65	64	60	58	53	52	46
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	49	50	54	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	46