Best Time to Drive from Corona to San Clemente

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Corona 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	43	53	63	62	56	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	44	44	44	43
Tue	42	54	64	62	58	51	47	46	45	45	46	46	46	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	54	59	62	59	52	47	46	45	45	46	47	46	44	43	43	42
Thu	42	53	61	58	52	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	49	51	47	46	47	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	46	44	43	42
Sat	42	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Corona to San Clemente (via I-5 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona 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 Corona to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to San Clemente?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	63	62	56	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	44	44	44	43
Tue	42	54	64	62	58	51	47	46	45	45	46	46	46	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	54	59	62	59	52	47	46	45	45	46	47	46	44	43	43	42
Thu	42	53	61	58	52	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	49	51	47	46	47	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	46	44	43	42
Sat	42	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	63	62	56	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	44	44	44	43
Tue	42	54	64	62	58	51	47	46	45	45	46	46	46	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	54	59	62	59	52	47	46	45	45	46	47	46	44	43	43	42
Thu	42	53	61	58	52	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	49	51	47	46	47	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	46	44	43	42
Sat	42	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	63	62	56	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	44	44	44	43
Tue	42	54	64	62	58	51	47	46	45	45	46	46	46	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	54	59	62	59	52	47	46	45	45	46	47	46	44	43	43	42
Thu	42	53	61	58	52	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	49	51	47	46	47	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	46	44	43	42
Sat	42	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	44	42