Best Time to Drive from Highland to Santa Ana

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Highland to Santa Ana 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	56	75	83	81	70	62	62	61	62	66	71	71	71	64	57	57	55
Tue	56	80	89	88	77	66	61	62	63	66	71	72	78	68	56	56	54
Wed	56	75	88	89	74	64	61	62	63	67	71	72	78	66	57	54	54
Thu	56	76	84	81	72	63	63	62	65	65	71	71	81	67	56	55	53
Fri	55	69	72	74	67	63	64	65	68	70	70	75	75	64	58	54	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	60	61	62	62	62	63	60	59	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	60	59	59	57	58	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Highland to Santa Ana (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland to central Santa Ana 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 Highland to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · 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	56	75	83	81	70	62	62	61	62	66	71	71	71	64	57	57	55
Tue	56	80	89	88	77	66	61	62	63	66	71	72	78	68	56	56	54
Wed	56	75	88	89	74	64	61	62	63	67	71	72	78	66	57	54	54
Thu	56	76	84	81	72	63	63	62	65	65	71	71	81	67	56	55	53
Fri	55	69	72	74	67	63	64	65	68	70	70	75	75	64	58	54	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	60	61	62	62	62	63	60	59	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	60	59	59	57	58	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	75	83	81	70	62	62	61	62	66	71	71	71	64	57	57	55
Tue	56	80	89	88	77	66	61	62	63	66	71	72	78	68	56	56	54
Wed	56	75	88	89	74	64	61	62	63	67	71	72	78	66	57	54	54
Thu	56	76	84	81	72	63	63	62	65	65	71	71	81	67	56	55	53
Fri	55	69	72	74	67	63	64	65	68	70	70	75	75	64	58	54	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	60	61	62	62	62	63	60	59	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	60	59	59	57	58	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	75	83	81	70	62	62	61	62	66	71	71	71	64	57	57	55
Tue	56	80	89	88	77	66	61	62	63	66	71	72	78	68	56	56	54
Wed	56	75	88	89	74	64	61	62	63	67	71	72	78	66	57	54	54
Thu	56	76	84	81	72	63	63	62	65	65	71	71	81	67	56	55	53
Fri	55	69	72	74	67	63	64	65	68	70	70	75	75	64	58	54	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	60	61	62	62	62	63	60	59	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	60	59	59	57	58	57	57	53