Best Time to Drive from Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita 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	47	48	53	56	54	51	52	53	54	56	61	62	62	58	54	50	47
Tue	47	50	60	62	59	55	53	54	57	61	69	70	69	64	57	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	61	60	55	54	55	55	59	68	72	70	66	58	53	48
Thu	47	51	58	61	58	55	55	55	58	59	66	70	69	66	56	52	48
Fri	47	49	55	56	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	73	69	64	57	52	49
Sat	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	54	55	58	58	56	54	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita (via SR-91 East and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	53	56	54	51	52	53	54	56	61	62	62	58	54	50	47
Tue	47	50	60	62	59	55	53	54	57	61	69	70	69	64	57	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	61	60	55	54	55	55	59	68	72	70	66	58	53	48
Thu	47	51	58	61	58	55	55	55	58	59	66	70	69	66	56	52	48
Fri	47	49	55	56	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	73	69	64	57	52	49
Sat	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	54	55	58	58	56	54	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	53	56	54	51	52	53	54	56	61	62	62	58	54	50	47
Tue	47	50	60	62	59	55	53	54	57	61	69	70	69	64	57	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	61	60	55	54	55	55	59	68	72	70	66	58	53	48
Thu	47	51	58	61	58	55	55	55	58	59	66	70	69	66	56	52	48
Fri	47	49	55	56	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	73	69	64	57	52	49
Sat	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	54	55	58	58	56	54	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	53	56	54	51	52	53	54	56	61	62	62	58	54	50	47
Tue	47	50	60	62	59	55	53	54	57	61	69	70	69	64	57	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	61	60	55	54	55	55	59	68	72	70	66	58	53	48
Thu	47	51	58	61	58	55	55	55	58	59	66	70	69	66	56	52	48
Fri	47	49	55	56	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	73	69	64	57	52	49
Sat	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	54	55	58	58	56	54	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	52	48