Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Fullerton

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 24 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 16% 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 Los Angeles to Fullerton (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 23 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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