Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 51 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	48	61	58	50	48	50	51	53	53	69	78	75	66	51	45	43
Tue	41	50	65	64	51	50	50	50	51	56	75	88	85	71	60	48	42
Wed	40	49	70	64	53	49	51	51	51	58	68	80	78	67	57	48	42
Thu	41	48	66	64	52	52	56	54	58	61	83	102	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	47	59	56	52	50	50	53	60	72	94	92	92	75	60	52	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	61	66	61	69	55	50	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	53	56	53	51	50	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 40 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 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 32 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 40 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 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

More drives

Santa Ana to Beverly Hills (return trip) · Beverly Hills to Los Angeles · Beverly Hills to Long Beach · Beverly Hills to Anaheim · Beverly Hills 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	42	48	61	58	50	48	50	51	53	53	69	78	75	66	51	45	43
Tue	41	50	65	64	51	50	50	50	51	56	75	88	85	71	60	48	42
Wed	40	49	70	64	53	49	51	51	51	58	68	80	78	67	57	48	42
Thu	41	48	66	64	52	52	56	54	58	61	83	102	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	47	59	56	52	50	50	53	60	72	94	92	92	75	60	52	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	61	66	61	69	55	50	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	53	56	53	51	50	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	61	58	50	48	50	51	53	53	69	78	75	66	51	45	43
Tue	41	50	65	64	51	50	50	50	51	56	75	88	85	71	60	48	42
Wed	40	49	70	64	53	49	51	51	51	58	68	80	78	67	57	48	42
Thu	41	48	66	64	52	52	56	54	58	61	83	102	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	47	59	56	52	50	50	53	60	72	94	92	92	75	60	52	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	61	66	61	69	55	50	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	53	56	53	51	50	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	61	58	50	48	50	51	53	53	69	78	75	66	51	45	43
Tue	41	50	65	64	51	50	50	50	51	56	75	88	85	71	60	48	42
Wed	40	49	70	64	53	49	51	51	51	58	68	80	78	67	57	48	42
Thu	41	48	66	64	52	52	56	54	58	61	83	102	93	76	58	49	43
Fri	41	47	59	56	52	50	50	53	60	72	94	92	92	75	60	52	43
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	48	52	53	58	61	66	61	69	55	50	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	47	49	53	54	54	53	56	53	51	50	51	45