Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Santa Ana

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-15 South and SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Apple Valley 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	100	131	142	123	112	106	99	98	97	100	99	98	95	89	88	89	84
Tue	98	123	132	116	101	99	97	94	95	98	99	97	95	86	87	87	82
Wed	104	123	132	120	104	99	97	93	95	92	94	97	95	88	87	87	82
Thu	97	118	127	115	103	103	97	100	98	99	101	103	98	88	87	87	83
Fri	90	105	105	106	101	101	98	98	100	105	108	108	103	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	86	85	87	89	99	96	100	99	97	97	95	95	89	85	85	82
Sun	82	83	84	85	87	92	95	97	98	99	97	92	93	94	92	90	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Apple Valley to Santa Ana (via I-15 South and SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 142 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Santa Ana?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 82 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 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 Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley 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	100	131	142	123	112	106	99	98	97	100	99	98	95	89	88	89	84
Tue	98	123	132	116	101	99	97	94	95	98	99	97	95	86	87	87	82
Wed	104	123	132	120	104	99	97	93	95	92	94	97	95	88	87	87	82
Thu	97	118	127	115	103	103	97	100	98	99	101	103	98	88	87	87	83
Fri	90	105	105	106	101	101	98	98	100	105	108	108	103	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	86	85	87	89	99	96	100	99	97	97	95	95	89	85	85	82
Sun	82	83	84	85	87	92	95	97	98	99	97	92	93	94	92	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	131	142	123	112	106	99	98	97	100	99	98	95	89	88	89	84
Tue	98	123	132	116	101	99	97	94	95	98	99	97	95	86	87	87	82
Wed	104	123	132	120	104	99	97	93	95	92	94	97	95	88	87	87	82
Thu	97	118	127	115	103	103	97	100	98	99	101	103	98	88	87	87	83
Fri	90	105	105	106	101	101	98	98	100	105	108	108	103	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	86	85	87	89	99	96	100	99	97	97	95	95	89	85	85	82
Sun	82	83	84	85	87	92	95	97	98	99	97	92	93	94	92	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	131	142	123	112	106	99	98	97	100	99	98	95	89	88	89	84
Tue	98	123	132	116	101	99	97	94	95	98	99	97	95	86	87	87	82
Wed	104	123	132	120	104	99	97	93	95	92	94	97	95	88	87	87	82
Thu	97	118	127	115	103	103	97	100	98	99	101	103	98	88	87	87	83
Fri	90	105	105	106	101	101	98	98	100	105	108	108	103	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	86	85	87	89	99	96	100	99	97	97	95	95	89	85	85	82
Sun	82	83	84	85	87	92	95	97	98	99	97	92	93	94	92	90	82