Best Time to Drive from Corona to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	37	46	57	55	47	42	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	37	37	37
Tue	36	47	57	56	52	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	37
Wed	37	47	53	56	52	45	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	36
Thu	36	46	55	52	44	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	38	37	36	36
Fri	36	43	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Corona to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to San Juan Capistrano?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (13 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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More drives

San Juan Capistrano to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	57	55	47	42	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	37	37	37
Tue	36	47	57	56	52	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	37
Wed	37	47	53	56	52	45	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	36
Thu	36	46	55	52	44	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	38	37	36	36
Fri	36	43	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	57	55	47	42	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	37	37	37
Tue	36	47	57	56	52	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	37
Wed	37	47	53	56	52	45	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	36
Thu	36	46	55	52	44	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	38	37	36	36
Fri	36	43	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	57	55	47	42	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	37	37	37
Tue	36	47	57	56	52	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	37
Wed	37	47	53	56	52	45	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	36
Thu	36	46	55	52	44	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	38	37	36	36
Fri	36	43	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	38	36