Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to North Tustin

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 33% 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 North Tustin 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	38	46	47	39	37	41	39	43	41	57	68	65	57	44	36	33
Tue	32	36	51	54	41	37	38	40	40	45	60	70	69	62	49	39	33
Wed	32	36	50	53	42	38	38	39	40	44	48	61	56	50	43	38	33
Thu	32	36	49	53	42	41	43	44	47	46	64	69	71	65	50	37	35
Fri	32	35	44	47	43	40	40	41	46	56	66	68	67	64	48	40	35
Sat	33	34	34	35	38	38	41	42	42	44	47	46	42	41	39	38	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Los Angeles to North Tustin (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 73 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 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 North Tustin 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 North Tustin?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to North Tustin?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to North Tustin?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (2 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	33	38	46	47	39	37	41	39	43	41	57	68	65	57	44	36	33
Tue	32	36	51	54	41	37	38	40	40	45	60	70	69	62	49	39	33
Wed	32	36	50	53	42	38	38	39	40	44	48	61	56	50	43	38	33
Thu	32	36	49	53	42	41	43	44	47	46	64	69	71	65	50	37	35
Fri	32	35	44	47	43	40	40	41	46	56	66	68	67	64	48	40	35
Sat	33	34	34	35	38	38	41	42	42	44	47	46	42	41	39	38	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	47	39	37	41	39	43	41	57	68	65	57	44	36	33
Tue	32	36	51	54	41	37	38	40	40	45	60	70	69	62	49	39	33
Wed	32	36	50	53	42	38	38	39	40	44	48	61	56	50	43	38	33
Thu	32	36	49	53	42	41	43	44	47	46	64	69	71	65	50	37	35
Fri	32	35	44	47	43	40	40	41	46	56	66	68	67	64	48	40	35
Sat	33	34	34	35	38	38	41	42	42	44	47	46	42	41	39	38	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	47	39	37	41	39	43	41	57	68	65	57	44	36	33
Tue	32	36	51	54	41	37	38	40	40	45	60	70	69	62	49	39	33
Wed	32	36	50	53	42	38	38	39	40	44	48	61	56	50	43	38	33
Thu	32	36	49	53	42	41	43	44	47	46	64	69	71	65	50	37	35
Fri	32	35	44	47	43	40	40	41	46	56	66	68	67	64	48	40	35
Sat	33	34	34	35	38	38	41	42	42	44	47	46	42	41	39	38	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	39	36