Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Santa Ana

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 86 minutes via I-15 South and SR-57 South and SR-60 West.

Only 43% 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.

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 83 minutes and up to 145 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 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (99 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 83 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 83 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 145 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)

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