Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to SNA

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 4% 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.

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 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SNA to Arcadia

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	54	71	71	60	55	53	52	53	55	64	70	69	58	46	44	43
Tue	43	56	75	72	64	60	55	55	55	59	68	75	74	62	49	45	43
Wed	42	56	75	72	65	59	56	56	55	59	69	76	78	66	50	45	43
Thu	42	56	74	72	65	60	58	56	57	60	68	75	76	64	51	45	43
Fri	42	53	65	64	58	56	55	56	59	66	74	77	74	64	52	46	43
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	58	60	60	57	53	47	45	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	48	50	52	52	50	48	47	46	46	43

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 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to SNA?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	71	71	60	55	53	52	53	55	64	70	69	58	46	44	43
Tue	43	56	75	72	64	60	55	55	55	59	68	75	74	62	49	45	43
Wed	42	56	75	72	65	59	56	56	55	59	69	76	78	66	50	45	43
Thu	42	56	74	72	65	60	58	56	57	60	68	75	76	64	51	45	43
Fri	42	53	65	64	58	56	55	56	59	66	74	77	74	64	52	46	43
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	58	60	60	57	53	47	45	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	48	50	52	52	50	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	71	71	60	55	53	52	53	55	64	70	69	58	46	44	43
Tue	43	56	75	72	64	60	55	55	55	59	68	75	74	62	49	45	43
Wed	42	56	75	72	65	59	56	56	55	59	69	76	78	66	50	45	43
Thu	42	56	74	72	65	60	58	56	57	60	68	75	76	64	51	45	43
Fri	42	53	65	64	58	56	55	56	59	66	74	77	74	64	52	46	43
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	58	60	60	57	53	47	45	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	48	50	52	52	50	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	71	71	60	55	53	52	53	55	64	70	69	58	46	44	43
Tue	43	56	75	72	64	60	55	55	55	59	68	75	74	62	49	45	43
Wed	42	56	75	72	65	59	56	56	55	59	69	76	78	66	50	45	43
Thu	42	56	74	72	65	60	58	56	57	60	68	75	76	64	51	45	43
Fri	42	53	65	64	58	56	55	56	59	66	74	77	74	64	52	46	43
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	58	60	60	57	53	47	45	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	48	50	52	52	50	48	47	46	46	43