Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Corona

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 36 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pico Rivera to Corona 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	35	37	42	46	42	39	39	40	41	44	46	47	45	43	39	37	35
Tue	35	38	45	49	46	41	40	41	43	45	48	47	46	43	40	38	36
Wed	35	39	43	49	46	42	41	43	42	43	48	50	47	44	41	40	35
Thu	34	39	47	50	46	43	43	43	44	43	46	48	47	45	40	39	36
Fri	34	37	41	42	41	42	41	42	44	49	52	51	48	44	39	38	36
Sat	35	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	41	40	38	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 36 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 Pico Rivera to central Corona 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 Pico Rivera to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Corona?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Corona?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Corona to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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

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

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