Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Santa Ana

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Arcadia 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	38	42	53	52	44	42	42	42	43	44	61	71	85	67	43	40	38
Tue	38	45	56	55	46	43	42	44	43	44	58	75	87	71	50	42	39
Wed	37	45	58	55	47	45	44	43	44	45	59	70	88	74	53	42	38
Thu	38	43	60	57	49	46	45	45	46	47	74	90	99	80	54	43	38
Fri	38	43	49	46	44	45	43	47	52	68	96	110	101	71	49	44	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	43	47	52	53	47	43	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	41	41	40	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Arcadia to Santa Ana (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Arcadia to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	53	52	44	42	42	42	43	44	61	71	85	67	43	40	38
Tue	38	45	56	55	46	43	42	44	43	44	58	75	87	71	50	42	39
Wed	37	45	58	55	47	45	44	43	44	45	59	70	88	74	53	42	38
Thu	38	43	60	57	49	46	45	45	46	47	74	90	99	80	54	43	38
Fri	38	43	49	46	44	45	43	47	52	68	96	110	101	71	49	44	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	43	47	52	53	47	43	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	41	41	40	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	53	52	44	42	42	42	43	44	61	71	85	67	43	40	38
Tue	38	45	56	55	46	43	42	44	43	44	58	75	87	71	50	42	39
Wed	37	45	58	55	47	45	44	43	44	45	59	70	88	74	53	42	38
Thu	38	43	60	57	49	46	45	45	46	47	74	90	99	80	54	43	38
Fri	38	43	49	46	44	45	43	47	52	68	96	110	101	71	49	44	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	43	47	52	53	47	43	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	41	41	40	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	53	52	44	42	42	42	43	44	61	71	85	67	43	40	38
Tue	38	45	56	55	46	43	42	44	43	44	58	75	87	71	50	42	39
Wed	37	45	58	55	47	45	44	43	44	45	59	70	88	74	53	42	38
Thu	38	43	60	57	49	46	45	45	46	47	74	90	99	80	54	43	38
Fri	38	43	49	46	44	45	43	47	52	68	96	110	101	71	49	44	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	43	47	52	53	47	43	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	41	41	40	42	42	39