Best Time to Drive from Claremont to SNA

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 11% 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 37-mile drive from Claremont to SNA (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SNA to Claremont

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 5 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA 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	33	47	54	56	47	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	33	48	61	59	49	44	43	41	41	40	42	45	46	40	35	35	34
Wed	34	48	59	59	51	45	43	42	41	41	42	44	47	41	36	35	34
Thu	33	46	56	56	50	44	44	42	42	41	42	45	45	41	36	35	34
Fri	34	42	48	47	44	43	42	43	42	44	44	44	45	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	44	43	42	41	41	39	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	40	40	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	34

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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Claremont to SNA?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to SNA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	54	56	47	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	33	48	61	59	49	44	43	41	41	40	42	45	46	40	35	35	34
Wed	34	48	59	59	51	45	43	42	41	41	42	44	47	41	36	35	34
Thu	33	46	56	56	50	44	44	42	42	41	42	45	45	41	36	35	34
Fri	34	42	48	47	44	43	42	43	42	44	44	44	45	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	44	43	42	41	41	39	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	40	40	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	54	56	47	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	33	48	61	59	49	44	43	41	41	40	42	45	46	40	35	35	34
Wed	34	48	59	59	51	45	43	42	41	41	42	44	47	41	36	35	34
Thu	33	46	56	56	50	44	44	42	42	41	42	45	45	41	36	35	34
Fri	34	42	48	47	44	43	42	43	42	44	44	44	45	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	44	43	42	41	41	39	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	40	40	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	54	56	47	41	41	40	41	40	41	42	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	33	48	61	59	49	44	43	41	41	40	42	45	46	40	35	35	34
Wed	34	48	59	59	51	45	43	42	41	41	42	44	47	41	36	35	34
Thu	33	46	56	56	50	44	44	42	42	41	42	45	45	41	36	35	34
Fri	34	42	48	47	44	43	42	43	42	44	44	44	45	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	44	43	42	41	41	39	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	40	40	40	40	38	37	36	36	36	34