Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Ana

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 30 at this time.

Only 14% 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 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	28	40	53	54	43	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	38	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	43	57	55	43	37	37	35	34	33	36	40	40	36	31	30	29
Wed	29	42	56	54	48	39	37	36	34	35	36	38	41	38	31	30	30
Thu	29	41	54	51	44	39	38	36	37	34	37	39	40	37	31	30	29
Fri	29	36	41	42	38	38	36	35	35	37	38	39	39	37	32	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	36	37	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	35	32	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Claremont to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Claremont to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 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	28	40	53	54	43	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	38	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	43	57	55	43	37	37	35	34	33	36	40	40	36	31	30	29
Wed	29	42	56	54	48	39	37	36	34	35	36	38	41	38	31	30	30
Thu	29	41	54	51	44	39	38	36	37	34	37	39	40	37	31	30	29
Fri	29	36	41	42	38	38	36	35	35	37	38	39	39	37	32	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	36	37	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	35	32	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	53	54	43	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	38	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	43	57	55	43	37	37	35	34	33	36	40	40	36	31	30	29
Wed	29	42	56	54	48	39	37	36	34	35	36	38	41	38	31	30	30
Thu	29	41	54	51	44	39	38	36	37	34	37	39	40	37	31	30	29
Fri	29	36	41	42	38	38	36	35	35	37	38	39	39	37	32	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	36	37	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	35	32	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	53	54	43	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	38	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	43	57	55	43	37	37	35	34	33	36	40	40	36	31	30	29
Wed	29	42	56	54	48	39	37	36	34	35	36	38	41	38	31	30	30
Thu	29	41	54	51	44	39	38	36	37	34	37	39	40	37	31	30	29
Fri	29	36	41	42	38	38	36	35	35	37	38	39	39	37	32	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	36	37	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	35	32	31	31	31	31	30