Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Lake Forest

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 48 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 9% 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 Vermont Square to Lake Forest 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	47	51	88	86	63	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	60	53	54	54	52
Tue	47	52	77	103	75	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	61	54	50	51	48
Wed	47	51	85	84	80	68	55	59	52	53	58	55	62	54	50	51	48
Thu	46	51	78	93	72	55	55	54	53	53	53	55	57	53	51	50	47
Fri	47	51	57	67	55	52	51	52	51	53	52	51	51	50	51	52	48
Sat	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	50	51	50	50	51	50	49	49	49	47
Sun	47	48	47	51	50	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Vermont Square to Lake Forest (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square to central Lake Forest 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 Vermont Square to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Lake Forest?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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

More drives

Lake Forest to Vermont Square (return trip) · Vermont Square to Long Beach · Vermont Square to Anaheim · Vermont Square to Riverside · Vermont Square to Santa Ana · Vermont Square to Irvine · Vermont Square to San Bernardino · Vermont Square to Fontana · Vermont Square to Moreno Valley · Vermont Square to Huntington Beach · Vermont Square to Glendale · Vermont Square to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	88	86	63	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	60	53	54	54	52
Tue	47	52	77	103	75	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	61	54	50	51	48
Wed	47	51	85	84	80	68	55	59	52	53	58	55	62	54	50	51	48
Thu	46	51	78	93	72	55	55	54	53	53	53	55	57	53	51	50	47
Fri	47	51	57	67	55	52	51	52	51	53	52	51	51	50	51	52	48
Sat	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	50	51	50	50	51	50	49	49	49	47
Sun	47	48	47	51	50	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	88	86	63	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	60	53	54	54	52
Tue	47	52	77	103	75	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	61	54	50	51	48
Wed	47	51	85	84	80	68	55	59	52	53	58	55	62	54	50	51	48
Thu	46	51	78	93	72	55	55	54	53	53	53	55	57	53	51	50	47
Fri	47	51	57	67	55	52	51	52	51	53	52	51	51	50	51	52	48
Sat	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	50	51	50	50	51	50	49	49	49	47
Sun	47	48	47	51	50	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	88	86	63	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	60	53	54	54	52
Tue	47	52	77	103	75	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	61	54	50	51	48
Wed	47	51	85	84	80	68	55	59	52	53	58	55	62	54	50	51	48
Thu	46	51	78	93	72	55	55	54	53	53	53	55	57	53	51	50	47
Fri	47	51	57	67	55	52	51	52	51	53	52	51	51	50	51	52	48
Sat	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	50	51	50	50	51	50	49	49	49	47
Sun	47	48	47	51	50	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	50	47