Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Azusa 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	31	42	58	57	45	41	38	37	38	39	41	42	44	39	36	33	32
Tue	31	44	59	60	47	40	39	39	39	39	43	45	46	42	37	35	32
Wed	31	43	59	58	50	43	40	40	38	40	43	45	48	43	38	35	33
Thu	32	42	56	53	45	41	41	39	40	41	44	46	47	43	37	34	32
Fri	32	39	47	46	41	41	39	39	40	44	46	45	46	43	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	40	41	40	40	42	38	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	36	37	37	36	37	35	35	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Azusa to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 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	31	42	58	57	45	41	38	37	38	39	41	42	44	39	36	33	32
Tue	31	44	59	60	47	40	39	39	39	39	43	45	46	42	37	35	32
Wed	31	43	59	58	50	43	40	40	38	40	43	45	48	43	38	35	33
Thu	32	42	56	53	45	41	41	39	40	41	44	46	47	43	37	34	32
Fri	32	39	47	46	41	41	39	39	40	44	46	45	46	43	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	40	41	40	40	42	38	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	36	37	37	36	37	35	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	58	57	45	41	38	37	38	39	41	42	44	39	36	33	32
Tue	31	44	59	60	47	40	39	39	39	39	43	45	46	42	37	35	32
Wed	31	43	59	58	50	43	40	40	38	40	43	45	48	43	38	35	33
Thu	32	42	56	53	45	41	41	39	40	41	44	46	47	43	37	34	32
Fri	32	39	47	46	41	41	39	39	40	44	46	45	46	43	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	40	41	40	40	42	38	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	36	37	37	36	37	35	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	58	57	45	41	38	37	38	39	41	42	44	39	36	33	32
Tue	31	44	59	60	47	40	39	39	39	39	43	45	46	42	37	35	32
Wed	31	43	59	58	50	43	40	40	38	40	43	45	48	43	38	35	33
Thu	32	42	56	53	45	41	41	39	40	41	44	46	47	43	37	34	32
Fri	32	39	47	46	41	41	39	39	40	44	46	45	46	43	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	40	41	40	40	42	38	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	36	37	37	36	37	35	35	34	34	34	33