Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Santa Ana

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 25 at this time.

None 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 Chino 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	25	30	41	44	39	32	28	31	33	32	33	36	35	29	26	25	25
Tue	24	34	45	47	39	33	33	34	33	32	36	38	37	32	26	25	25
Wed	24	32	45	47	41	40	34	35	31	32	35	36	37	33	27	25	25
Thu	25	31	43	42	38	33	34	33	36	31	33	35	36	31	26	25	25
Fri	25	30	42	40	37	34	32	33	31	36	36	36	36	33	28	26	25
Sat	25	25	26	25	27	31	33	36	36	34	36	35	35	31	26	25	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	27	29	31	31	31	34	31	28	26	26	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Chino Hills to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino 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 Chino Hills to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 24 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Santa Ana to Chino Hills (return trip) · Chino Hills to Los Angeles · Chino Hills to Long Beach · Chino Hills to Anaheim · Chino 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
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Tue	24	34	45	47	39	33	33	34	33	32	36	38	37	32	26	25	25
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Sat	25	25	26	25	27	31	33	36	36	34	36	35	35	31	26	25	25
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	41	44	39	32	28	31	33	32	33	36	35	29	26	25	25
Tue	24	34	45	47	39	33	33	34	33	32	36	38	37	32	26	25	25
Wed	24	32	45	47	41	40	34	35	31	32	35	36	37	33	27	25	25
Thu	25	31	43	42	38	33	34	33	36	31	33	35	36	31	26	25	25
Fri	25	30	42	40	37	34	32	33	31	36	36	36	36	33	28	26	25
Sat	25	25	26	25	27	31	33	36	36	34	36	35	35	31	26	25	25
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