Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Ana

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 37 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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Claremont to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 52 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Ana to Claremont

Freeway, about 27 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Claremont 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	29	40	46	48	41	36	35	34	35	35	35	37	37	33	30	30	29
Tue	29	41	51	50	42	38	37	35	35	35	37	39	39	35	30	30	29
Wed	29	41	49	51	44	39	37	36	35	36	36	39	41	36	31	30	29
Thu	29	40	48	47	42	38	37	36	36	35	37	39	39	35	31	30	29
Fri	29	35	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	36	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	36	35	36	34	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	35	34	34	32	31	31	30	30	29

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 Claremont to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	46	48	41	36	35	34	35	35	35	37	37	33	30	30	29
Tue	29	41	51	50	42	38	37	35	35	35	37	39	39	35	30	30	29
Wed	29	41	49	51	44	39	37	36	35	36	36	39	41	36	31	30	29
Thu	29	40	48	47	42	38	37	36	36	35	37	39	39	35	31	30	29
Fri	29	35	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	36	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	36	35	36	34	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	35	34	34	32	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	46	48	41	36	35	34	35	35	35	37	37	33	30	30	29
Tue	29	41	51	50	42	38	37	35	35	35	37	39	39	35	30	30	29
Wed	29	41	49	51	44	39	37	36	35	36	36	39	41	36	31	30	29
Thu	29	40	48	47	42	38	37	36	36	35	37	39	39	35	31	30	29
Fri	29	35	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	36	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	36	35	36	34	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	35	34	34	32	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	46	48	41	36	35	34	35	35	35	37	37	33	30	30	29
Tue	29	41	51	50	42	38	37	35	35	35	37	39	39	35	30	30	29
Wed	29	41	49	51	44	39	37	36	35	36	36	39	41	36	31	30	29
Thu	29	40	48	47	42	38	37	36	36	35	37	39	39	35	31	30	29
Fri	29	35	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	36	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	36	35	36	34	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	35	34	34	32	31	31	30	30	29