Best Time to Drive from Agoura to Santa Ana

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Agoura 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	60	67	77	73	68	68	71	77	80	96	130	126	122	101	86	67	58
Tue	57	70	83	78	70	71	73	75	79	107	132	123	120	105	90	71	59
Wed	57	68	84	76	70	69	69	72	75	86	107	119	122	99	87	74	59
Thu	57	70	83	78	70	72	75	78	80	108	140	147	133	106	91	76	61
Fri	58	65	74	73	71	71	75	89	97	132	146	147	137	118	90	73	60
Sat	58	59	60	64	67	70	76	78	88	91	94	85	83	78	74	72	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	62	66	70	72	73	78	90	92	90	83	75	73	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Agoura to Santa Ana (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Agoura 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 Agoura to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Agoura to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Ana to Agoura (return trip) · Agoura to Los Angeles · Agoura to Long Beach · Agoura to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	77	73	68	68	71	77	80	96	130	126	122	101	86	67	58
Tue	57	70	83	78	70	71	73	75	79	107	132	123	120	105	90	71	59
Wed	57	68	84	76	70	69	69	72	75	86	107	119	122	99	87	74	59
Thu	57	70	83	78	70	72	75	78	80	108	140	147	133	106	91	76	61
Fri	58	65	74	73	71	71	75	89	97	132	146	147	137	118	90	73	60
Sat	58	59	60	64	67	70	76	78	88	91	94	85	83	78	74	72	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	62	66	70	72	73	78	90	92	90	83	75	73	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	77	73	68	68	71	77	80	96	130	126	122	101	86	67	58
Tue	57	70	83	78	70	71	73	75	79	107	132	123	120	105	90	71	59
Wed	57	68	84	76	70	69	69	72	75	86	107	119	122	99	87	74	59
Thu	57	70	83	78	70	72	75	78	80	108	140	147	133	106	91	76	61
Fri	58	65	74	73	71	71	75	89	97	132	146	147	137	118	90	73	60
Sat	58	59	60	64	67	70	76	78	88	91	94	85	83	78	74	72	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	62	66	70	72	73	78	90	92	90	83	75	73	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	77	73	68	68	71	77	80	96	130	126	122	101	86	67	58
Tue	57	70	83	78	70	71	73	75	79	107	132	123	120	105	90	71	59
Wed	57	68	84	76	70	69	69	72	75	86	107	119	122	99	87	74	59
Thu	57	70	83	78	70	72	75	78	80	108	140	147	133	106	91	76	61
Fri	58	65	74	73	71	71	75	89	97	132	146	147	137	118	90	73	60
Sat	58	59	60	64	67	70	76	78	88	91	94	85	83	78	74	72	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	62	66	70	72	73	78	90	92	90	83	75	73	62