Best Time to Drive from Adelanto to Santa Ana

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-15 South and SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 86 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Adelanto to Santa Ana 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	94	130	154	123	111	103	95	90	90	92	90	92	89	84	83	84	80
Tue	91	120	132	113	96	94	92	88	87	89	93	93	88	82	82	82	78
Wed	97	118	132	116	101	94	92	89	90	88	90	92	90	83	82	82	78
Thu	91	115	124	112	97	98	94	95	93	91	93	96	92	84	82	82	79
Fri	84	98	99	98	92	92	90	89	90	95	98	100	95	89	85	83	82
Sat	79	82	81	82	84	90	89	92	92	89	89	90	88	82	80	80	78
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	85	87	89	91	91	91	88	86	86	84	84	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Adelanto to Santa Ana (via I-15 South and SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (18 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Adelanto to central Santa Ana 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 Adelanto to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Adelanto to Santa Ana?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 78 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Adelanto to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Adelanto (return trip) · Adelanto to Los Angeles · Adelanto to Anaheim · Adelanto to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	130	154	123	111	103	95	90	90	92	90	92	89	84	83	84	80
Tue	91	120	132	113	96	94	92	88	87	89	93	93	88	82	82	82	78
Wed	97	118	132	116	101	94	92	89	90	88	90	92	90	83	82	82	78
Thu	91	115	124	112	97	98	94	95	93	91	93	96	92	84	82	82	79
Fri	84	98	99	98	92	92	90	89	90	95	98	100	95	89	85	83	82
Sat	79	82	81	82	84	90	89	92	92	89	89	90	88	82	80	80	78
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	85	87	89	91	91	91	88	86	86	84	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	130	154	123	111	103	95	90	90	92	90	92	89	84	83	84	80
Tue	91	120	132	113	96	94	92	88	87	89	93	93	88	82	82	82	78
Wed	97	118	132	116	101	94	92	89	90	88	90	92	90	83	82	82	78
Thu	91	115	124	112	97	98	94	95	93	91	93	96	92	84	82	82	79
Fri	84	98	99	98	92	92	90	89	90	95	98	100	95	89	85	83	82
Sat	79	82	81	82	84	90	89	92	92	89	89	90	88	82	80	80	78
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	85	87	89	91	91	91	88	86	86	84	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	130	154	123	111	103	95	90	90	92	90	92	89	84	83	84	80
Tue	91	120	132	113	96	94	92	88	87	89	93	93	88	82	82	82	78
Wed	97	118	132	116	101	94	92	89	90	88	90	92	90	83	82	82	78
Thu	91	115	124	112	97	98	94	95	93	91	93	96	92	84	82	82	79
Fri	84	98	99	98	92	92	90	89	90	95	98	100	95	89	85	83	82
Sat	79	82	81	82	84	90	89	92	92	89	89	90	88	82	80	80	78
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	85	87	89	91	91	91	88	86	86	84	84	78