Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Rancho Santa Margarita
Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 27 minutes via I-5 South and SR-241 South.
Only 56% 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 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Tue | 26 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Wed | 26 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Thu | 26 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Fri | 26 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sat | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sun | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Anaheim to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-5 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Anaheim to Rancho Santa Margarita?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Rancho Santa Margarita?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Rancho Santa Margarita?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (3 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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