Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 23% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

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