Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Koreatown

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 49% 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 San Clemente to Koreatown 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	61	71	75	77	71	67	69	70	72	72	74	73	73	69	66	62	59
Tue	62	71	82	82	77	71	71	70	71	72	75	78	78	73	68	62	60
Wed	61	73	81	81	75	71	71	70	71	71	77	79	77	74	67	63	59
Thu	61	72	80	79	75	72	73	71	72	75	79	83	78	73	69	64	60
Fri	61	69	69	70	69	72	72	74	76	79	83	83	82	76	68	64	59
Sat	59	61	62	63	66	70	73	74	75	73	73	75	73	69	68	66	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	70	72	73	75	75	75	75	72	67	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from San Clemente to Koreatown (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Koreatown 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 San Clemente to Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Koreatown?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (50 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Koreatown to San Clemente (return trip) · San Clemente to Los Angeles · San Clemente to San Diego · San Clemente to Santa Monica · San Clemente to Long Beach · San Clemente to Anaheim · San Clemente to Riverside · San Clemente to Santa Ana · San Clemente to Chula Vista · San Clemente to Irvine · San Clemente to San Bernardino · San Clemente to Santa Barbara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	75	77	71	67	69	70	72	72	74	73	73	69	66	62	59
Tue	62	71	82	82	77	71	71	70	71	72	75	78	78	73	68	62	60
Wed	61	73	81	81	75	71	71	70	71	71	77	79	77	74	67	63	59
Thu	61	72	80	79	75	72	73	71	72	75	79	83	78	73	69	64	60
Fri	61	69	69	70	69	72	72	74	76	79	83	83	82	76	68	64	59
Sat	59	61	62	63	66	70	73	74	75	73	73	75	73	69	68	66	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	70	72	73	75	75	75	75	72	67	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	75	77	71	67	69	70	72	72	74	73	73	69	66	62	59
Tue	62	71	82	82	77	71	71	70	71	72	75	78	78	73	68	62	60
Wed	61	73	81	81	75	71	71	70	71	71	77	79	77	74	67	63	59
Thu	61	72	80	79	75	72	73	71	72	75	79	83	78	73	69	64	60
Fri	61	69	69	70	69	72	72	74	76	79	83	83	82	76	68	64	59
Sat	59	61	62	63	66	70	73	74	75	73	73	75	73	69	68	66	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	70	72	73	75	75	75	75	72	67	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	75	77	71	67	69	70	72	72	74	73	73	69	66	62	59
Tue	62	71	82	82	77	71	71	70	71	72	75	78	78	73	68	62	60
Wed	61	73	81	81	75	71	71	70	71	71	77	79	77	74	67	63	59
Thu	61	72	80	79	75	72	73	71	72	75	79	83	78	73	69	64	60
Fri	61	69	69	70	69	72	72	74	76	79	83	83	82	76	68	64	59
Sat	59	61	62	63	66	70	73	74	75	73	73	75	73	69	68	66	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	70	72	73	75	75	75	75	72	67	60