Best Time to Drive from North Tustin to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

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 54 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to North Tustin

Freeway, about 34 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central North Tustin to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	34	41	47	49	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	45	46	43	36	34	33
Tue	34	42	51	53	47	42	40	40	40	41	44	47	50	45	38	34	33
Wed	34	42	51	53	49	43	41	41	40	41	46	48	51	47	39	35	34
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	44	42	41	41	41	45	50	51	46	39	35	34
Fri	33	40	44	45	43	42	42	43	44	46	51	51	53	50	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	36	38	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	38	40	41	42	41	41	41	41	39	39	39	35

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 54 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 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Tustin to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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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

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Los Angeles to North Tustin (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	47	49	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	45	46	43	36	34	33
Tue	34	42	51	53	47	42	40	40	40	41	44	47	50	45	38	34	33
Wed	34	42	51	53	49	43	41	41	40	41	46	48	51	47	39	35	34
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	44	42	41	41	41	45	50	51	46	39	35	34
Fri	33	40	44	45	43	42	42	43	44	46	51	51	53	50	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	36	38	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	38	40	41	42	41	41	41	41	39	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	47	49	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	45	46	43	36	34	33
Tue	34	42	51	53	47	42	40	40	40	41	44	47	50	45	38	34	33
Wed	34	42	51	53	49	43	41	41	40	41	46	48	51	47	39	35	34
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	44	42	41	41	41	45	50	51	46	39	35	34
Fri	33	40	44	45	43	42	42	43	44	46	51	51	53	50	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	36	38	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	38	40	41	42	41	41	41	41	39	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	47	49	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	45	46	43	36	34	33
Tue	34	42	51	53	47	42	40	40	40	41	44	47	50	45	38	34	33
Wed	34	42	51	53	49	43	41	41	40	41	46	48	51	47	39	35	34
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	44	42	41	41	41	45	50	51	46	39	35	34
Fri	33	40	44	45	43	42	42	43	44	46	51	51	53	50	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	36	38	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	38	40	41	42	41	41	41	41	39	39	39	35