Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Beverly Hills 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	42	49	62	59	50	49	50	51	53	53	69	78	77	68	52	45	43
Tue	41	50	67	65	51	49	50	50	51	56	74	89	86	74	63	47	42
Wed	41	49	69	64	52	49	50	49	51	54	64	75	72	63	55	47	42
Thu	41	48	65	64	51	51	54	53	56	60	80	97	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	46	58	56	50	50	50	53	60	70	94	92	94	76	61	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	60	63	60	68	56	51	50	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	54	55	54	52	53	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 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	42	49	62	59	50	49	50	51	53	53	69	78	77	68	52	45	43
Tue	41	50	67	65	51	49	50	50	51	56	74	89	86	74	63	47	42
Wed	41	49	69	64	52	49	50	49	51	54	64	75	72	63	55	47	42
Thu	41	48	65	64	51	51	54	53	56	60	80	97	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	46	58	56	50	50	50	53	60	70	94	92	94	76	61	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	60	63	60	68	56	51	50	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	54	55	54	52	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	62	59	50	49	50	51	53	53	69	78	77	68	52	45	43
Tue	41	50	67	65	51	49	50	50	51	56	74	89	86	74	63	47	42
Wed	41	49	69	64	52	49	50	49	51	54	64	75	72	63	55	47	42
Thu	41	48	65	64	51	51	54	53	56	60	80	97	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	46	58	56	50	50	50	53	60	70	94	92	94	76	61	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	60	63	60	68	56	51	50	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	54	55	54	52	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	62	59	50	49	50	51	53	53	69	78	77	68	52	45	43
Tue	41	50	67	65	51	49	50	50	51	56	74	89	86	74	63	47	42
Wed	41	49	69	64	52	49	50	49	51	54	64	75	72	63	55	47	42
Thu	41	48	65	64	51	51	54	53	56	60	80	97	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	46	58	56	50	50	50	53	60	70	94	92	94	76	61	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	60	63	60	68	56	51	50	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	54	55	54	52	53	51	45