Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Forest
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-241 South and SR-91 East, usually 31 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.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Wed | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Thu | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Fri | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| Sat | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Forest (via SR-241 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Lake Forest?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Forest?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Lake Forest?
Leaving around 7 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles)
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