Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Fullerton

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Mid-City to Fullerton 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	30	34	42	42	36	35	41	39	43	44	62	71	67	61	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	49	37	36	38	41	42	48	63	72	71	65	47	36	30
Wed	30	31	48	48	38	34	37	40	41	50	60	65	64	59	48	36	30
Thu	29	32	49	49	38	39	42	44	49	52	69	71	73	65	48	35	32
Fri	29	31	42	44	41	39	40	44	50	61	70	72	71	63	45	36	33
Sat	30	31	31	34	37	37	41	42	43	45	47	45	42	39	36	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	37	36	42	42	45	43	42	41	37	39	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Mid-City to Fullerton (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 76 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Fullerton?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fullerton to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	42	42	36	35	41	39	43	44	62	71	67	61	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	49	37	36	38	41	42	48	63	72	71	65	47	36	30
Wed	30	31	48	48	38	34	37	40	41	50	60	65	64	59	48	36	30
Thu	29	32	49	49	38	39	42	44	49	52	69	71	73	65	48	35	32
Fri	29	31	42	44	41	39	40	44	50	61	70	72	71	63	45	36	33
Sat	30	31	31	34	37	37	41	42	43	45	47	45	42	39	36	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	37	36	42	42	45	43	42	41	37	39	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	42	42	36	35	41	39	43	44	62	71	67	61	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	49	37	36	38	41	42	48	63	72	71	65	47	36	30
Wed	30	31	48	48	38	34	37	40	41	50	60	65	64	59	48	36	30
Thu	29	32	49	49	38	39	42	44	49	52	69	71	73	65	48	35	32
Fri	29	31	42	44	41	39	40	44	50	61	70	72	71	63	45	36	33
Sat	30	31	31	34	37	37	41	42	43	45	47	45	42	39	36	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	37	36	42	42	45	43	42	41	37	39	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	42	42	36	35	41	39	43	44	62	71	67	61	40	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	49	37	36	38	41	42	48	63	72	71	65	47	36	30
Wed	30	31	48	48	38	34	37	40	41	50	60	65	64	59	48	36	30
Thu	29	32	49	49	38	39	42	44	49	52	69	71	73	65	48	35	32
Fri	29	31	42	44	41	39	40	44	50	61	70	72	71	63	45	36	33
Sat	30	31	31	34	37	37	41	42	43	45	47	45	42	39	36	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	37	36	42	42	45	43	42	41	37	39	37	33