Best Time to Drive from Beaumont to Santa Ana

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via SR-60 West and SR-57 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 65% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Beaumont to Santa Ana (via SR-60 West and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beaumont 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 Beaumont to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beaumont to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (38 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (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) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.4 miles)

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

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