Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to SNA

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 43 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 SNA 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	42	49	63	60	50	47	47	47	49	50	67	77	91	72	48	44	43
Tue	43	53	69	67	55	51	49	50	49	51	64	82	93	76	55	47	44
Wed	42	53	68	66	55	53	50	50	50	51	65	76	94	79	57	47	43
Thu	43	52	69	68	56	52	52	51	53	53	80	98	104	84	59	47	43
Fri	43	51	58	53	50	51	49	54	58	74	102	115	106	76	54	49	44
Sat	43	46	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	58	59	53	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	46	47	46	47	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Arcadia to SNA (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 115 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to SNA?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (21 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	63	60	50	47	47	47	49	50	67	77	91	72	48	44	43
Tue	43	53	69	67	55	51	49	50	49	51	64	82	93	76	55	47	44
Wed	42	53	68	66	55	53	50	50	50	51	65	76	94	79	57	47	43
Thu	43	52	69	68	56	52	52	51	53	53	80	98	104	84	59	47	43
Fri	43	51	58	53	50	51	49	54	58	74	102	115	106	76	54	49	44
Sat	43	46	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	58	59	53	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	46	47	46	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	63	60	50	47	47	47	49	50	67	77	91	72	48	44	43
Tue	43	53	69	67	55	51	49	50	49	51	64	82	93	76	55	47	44
Wed	42	53	68	66	55	53	50	50	50	51	65	76	94	79	57	47	43
Thu	43	52	69	68	56	52	52	51	53	53	80	98	104	84	59	47	43
Fri	43	51	58	53	50	51	49	54	58	74	102	115	106	76	54	49	44
Sat	43	46	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	58	59	53	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	46	47	46	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	63	60	50	47	47	47	49	50	67	77	91	72	48	44	43
Tue	43	53	69	67	55	51	49	50	49	51	64	82	93	76	55	47	44
Wed	42	53	68	66	55	53	50	50	50	51	65	76	94	79	57	47	43
Thu	43	52	69	68	56	52	52	51	53	53	80	98	104	84	59	47	43
Fri	43	51	58	53	50	51	49	54	58	74	102	115	106	76	54	49	44
Sat	43	46	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	58	59	53	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	46	47	46	47	47	44