Best Time to Drive from Corona to SNA

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 28 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South, usually 28 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 SNA 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	28	37	48	48	41	34	32	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	30	29	29
Tue	28	38	49	48	43	36	32	31	31	31	32	34	34	33	31	29	29
Wed	29	38	45	48	44	36	32	31	32	32	32	34	33	33	30	29	28
Thu	28	37	47	45	36	34	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	30	29	28
Fri	28	35	37	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	33	31	30	28
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	32	33	31	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Corona to SNA (via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to SNA?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 28 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to SNA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	48	48	41	34	32	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	30	29	29
Tue	28	38	49	48	43	36	32	31	31	31	32	34	34	33	31	29	29
Wed	29	38	45	48	44	36	32	31	32	32	32	34	33	33	30	29	28
Thu	28	37	47	45	36	34	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	30	29	28
Fri	28	35	37	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	33	31	30	28
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	32	33	31	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	48	48	41	34	32	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	30	29	29
Tue	28	38	49	48	43	36	32	31	31	31	32	34	34	33	31	29	29
Wed	29	38	45	48	44	36	32	31	32	32	32	34	33	33	30	29	28
Thu	28	37	47	45	36	34	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	30	29	28
Fri	28	35	37	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	33	31	30	28
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	32	33	31	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	48	48	41	34	32	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	30	29	29
Tue	28	38	49	48	43	36	32	31	31	31	32	34	34	33	31	29	29
Wed	29	38	45	48	44	36	32	31	32	32	32	34	33	33	30	29	28
Thu	28	37	47	45	36	34	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	30	29	28
Fri	28	35	37	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	33	31	30	28
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	32	33	31	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28