Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Woodland Hills 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	66	77	89	83	76	75	76	81	83	92	120	127	118	103	88	73	66
Tue	64	80	96	91	78	76	78	79	82	98	128	130	119	106	93	77	66
Wed	64	79	97	90	79	76	76	76	79	89	102	119	117	98	88	78	66
Thu	64	78	94	90	78	77	80	81	84	99	127	143	132	108	90	79	68
Fri	65	75	85	82	76	77	79	88	94	119	135	138	131	113	90	78	67
Sat	65	66	68	71	74	76	80	83	87	91	94	87	88	82	79	77	68
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	73	76	79	79	84	88	93	89	87	80	79	68

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 143 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (95 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 143 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 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 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)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	77	89	83	76	75	76	81	83	92	120	127	118	103	88	73	66
Tue	64	80	96	91	78	76	78	79	82	98	128	130	119	106	93	77	66
Wed	64	79	97	90	79	76	76	76	79	89	102	119	117	98	88	78	66
Thu	64	78	94	90	78	77	80	81	84	99	127	143	132	108	90	79	68
Fri	65	75	85	82	76	77	79	88	94	119	135	138	131	113	90	78	67
Sat	65	66	68	71	74	76	80	83	87	91	94	87	88	82	79	77	68
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	73	76	79	79	84	88	93	89	87	80	79	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	77	89	83	76	75	76	81	83	92	120	127	118	103	88	73	66
Tue	64	80	96	91	78	76	78	79	82	98	128	130	119	106	93	77	66
Wed	64	79	97	90	79	76	76	76	79	89	102	119	117	98	88	78	66
Thu	64	78	94	90	78	77	80	81	84	99	127	143	132	108	90	79	68
Fri	65	75	85	82	76	77	79	88	94	119	135	138	131	113	90	78	67
Sat	65	66	68	71	74	76	80	83	87	91	94	87	88	82	79	77	68
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	73	76	79	79	84	88	93	89	87	80	79	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	77	89	83	76	75	76	81	83	92	120	127	118	103	88	73	66
Tue	64	80	96	91	78	76	78	79	82	98	128	130	119	106	93	77	66
Wed	64	79	97	90	79	76	76	76	79	89	102	119	117	98	88	78	66
Thu	64	78	94	90	78	77	80	81	84	99	127	143	132	108	90	79	68
Fri	65	75	85	82	76	77	79	88	94	119	135	138	131	113	90	78	67
Sat	65	66	68	71	74	76	80	83	87	91	94	87	88	82	79	77	68
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	73	76	79	79	84	88	93	89	87	80	79	68