Best Time to Drive from North Tustin to Los Angeles

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 39% 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 North Tustin to Los Angeles 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	39	44	48	44	38	38	38	38	38	42	42	43	41	36	34	33
Tue	33	41	47	52	45	40	39	38	38	38	42	46	47	45	39	35	33
Wed	33	39	46	48	45	40	38	39	38	37	44	48	50	47	39	35	33
Thu	33	39	46	49	44	41	40	38	38	38	44	49	50	45	40	35	34
Fri	33	39	40	42	41	39	39	39	41	42	48	49	51	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from North Tustin to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Tustin to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 North Tustin to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Tustin to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

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

More drives

Los Angeles to North Tustin (return trip) · North Tustin to Diamond Bar · North Tustin to Long Beach · North Tustin to Anaheim · North Tustin to Riverside · North Tustin to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	44	48	44	38	38	38	38	38	42	42	43	41	36	34	33
Tue	33	41	47	52	45	40	39	38	38	38	42	46	47	45	39	35	33
Wed	33	39	46	48	45	40	38	39	38	37	44	48	50	47	39	35	33
Thu	33	39	46	49	44	41	40	38	38	38	44	49	50	45	40	35	34
Fri	33	39	40	42	41	39	39	39	41	42	48	49	51	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	44	48	44	38	38	38	38	38	42	42	43	41	36	34	33
Tue	33	41	47	52	45	40	39	38	38	38	42	46	47	45	39	35	33
Wed	33	39	46	48	45	40	38	39	38	37	44	48	50	47	39	35	33
Thu	33	39	46	49	44	41	40	38	38	38	44	49	50	45	40	35	34
Fri	33	39	40	42	41	39	39	39	41	42	48	49	51	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	44	48	44	38	38	38	38	38	42	42	43	41	36	34	33
Tue	33	41	47	52	45	40	39	38	38	38	42	46	47	45	39	35	33
Wed	33	39	46	48	45	40	38	39	38	37	44	48	50	47	39	35	33
Thu	33	39	46	49	44	41	40	38	38	38	44	49	50	45	40	35	34
Fri	33	39	40	42	41	39	39	39	41	42	48	49	51	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	34