Best Time to Drive from Banning to Santa Ana

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via SR-60 West and SR-57 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Banning 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	77	103	115	109	92	85	85	83	85	88	86	85	82	75	73	74	73
Tue	78	102	118	110	91	87	85	81	87	85	89	88	84	75	73	73	70
Wed	79	103	118	121	96	86	84	81	84	84	89	87	87	78	74	72	70
Thu	78	101	112	111	93	90	84	85	83	86	89	88	86	78	75	76	71
Fri	75	88	96	92	88	86	86	84	87	89	93	90	88	80	74	72	70
Sat	70	73	72	73	76	84	84	86	85	84	83	81	81	78	74	71	70
Sun	71	71	70	71	73	77	82	104	83	81	81	76	79	77	77	74	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Banning to Santa Ana (via SR-60 West and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Banning 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 Banning to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Banning to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (33 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Banning (return trip) · Banning to Anaheim · Banning to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	103	115	109	92	85	85	83	85	88	86	85	82	75	73	74	73
Tue	78	102	118	110	91	87	85	81	87	85	89	88	84	75	73	73	70
Wed	79	103	118	121	96	86	84	81	84	84	89	87	87	78	74	72	70
Thu	78	101	112	111	93	90	84	85	83	86	89	88	86	78	75	76	71
Fri	75	88	96	92	88	86	86	84	87	89	93	90	88	80	74	72	70
Sat	70	73	72	73	76	84	84	86	85	84	83	81	81	78	74	71	70
Sun	71	71	70	71	73	77	82	104	83	81	81	76	79	77	77	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	103	115	109	92	85	85	83	85	88	86	85	82	75	73	74	73
Tue	78	102	118	110	91	87	85	81	87	85	89	88	84	75	73	73	70
Wed	79	103	118	121	96	86	84	81	84	84	89	87	87	78	74	72	70
Thu	78	101	112	111	93	90	84	85	83	86	89	88	86	78	75	76	71
Fri	75	88	96	92	88	86	86	84	87	89	93	90	88	80	74	72	70
Sat	70	73	72	73	76	84	84	86	85	84	83	81	81	78	74	71	70
Sun	71	71	70	71	73	77	82	104	83	81	81	76	79	77	77	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	103	115	109	92	85	85	83	85	88	86	85	82	75	73	74	73
Tue	78	102	118	110	91	87	85	81	87	85	89	88	84	75	73	73	70
Wed	79	103	118	121	96	86	84	81	84	84	89	87	87	78	74	72	70
Thu	78	101	112	111	93	90	84	85	83	86	89	88	86	78	75	76	71
Fri	75	88	96	92	88	86	86	84	87	89	93	90	88	80	74	72	70
Sat	70	73	72	73	76	84	84	86	85	84	83	81	81	78	74	71	70
Sun	71	71	70	71	73	77	82	104	83	81	81	76	79	77	77	74	69