Best Time to Drive from Compton to San Clemente

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 38% 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 San Clemente 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	50	50	52	61	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Tue	50	52	58	70	63	56	56	56	57	69	82	86	86	77	60	52	50
Wed	50	52	57	67	61	56	55	55	57	69	85	88	90	81	63	53	50
Thu	50	53	56	67	62	57	56	56	59	66	82	88	90	78	60	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	61	57	55	56	58	65	79	87	89	88	78	61	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Compton to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Compton to San Clemente?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	61	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Tue	50	52	58	70	63	56	56	56	57	69	82	86	86	77	60	52	50
Wed	50	52	57	67	61	56	55	55	57	69	85	88	90	81	63	53	50
Thu	50	53	56	67	62	57	56	56	59	66	82	88	90	78	60	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	61	57	55	56	58	65	79	87	89	88	78	61	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	61	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Tue	50	52	58	70	63	56	56	56	57	69	82	86	86	77	60	52	50
Wed	50	52	57	67	61	56	55	55	57	69	85	88	90	81	63	53	50
Thu	50	53	56	67	62	57	56	56	59	66	82	88	90	78	60	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	61	57	55	56	58	65	79	87	89	88	78	61	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	61	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Tue	50	52	58	70	63	56	56	56	57	69	82	86	86	77	60	52	50
Wed	50	52	57	67	61	56	55	55	57	69	85	88	90	81	63	53	50
Thu	50	53	56	67	62	57	56	56	59	66	82	88	90	78	60	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	61	57	55	56	58	65	79	87	89	88	78	61	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	50
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