Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Corona to Santa Ana

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 46 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 14% 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 26-mile drive from Corona to Santa Ana (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Ana to Corona

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 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 Corona (East 6th Street) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Corona to Santa Ana by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2535474840322928282828292927262625
Tue2437484741353028282829303027262525
Wed2537474641343029282829313128262625
Thu2437464337343029282829303228262625
Fri2432373331302929292931313329272525
Sat2526262627293133353333313229262625
Sun2525252526293133333029282827262725

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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to Santa Ana?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

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