Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-405 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita 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	53	57	64	68	61	58	58	58	63	79	88	93	92	84	63	55	54
Tue	53	59	69	75	70	61	60	60	96	114	148	161	149	110	72	57	54
Wed	53	59	69	74	67	59	59	60	91	130	170	158	140	114	76	60	54
Thu	53	58	68	72	65	60	60	62	78	124	149	122	97	75	63	62	54
Fri	53	57	64	68	62	59	60	72	113	124	107	82	62	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	60	66	68	72	78	66	65	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	57	56	56	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	53	57	64	68	61	58	58	58	63	79	88	93	92	84	63	55	54
Tue	53	59	69	75	70	61	60	60	96	114	148	161	149	110	72	57	54
Wed	53	59	69	74	67	59	59	60	91	130	170	158	140	114	76	60	54
Thu	53	58	68	72	65	60	60	62	78	124	149	122	97	75	63	62	54
Fri	53	57	64	68	62	59	60	72	113	124	107	82	62	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	60	66	68	72	78	66	65	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	57	56	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	64	68	61	58	58	58	63	79	88	93	92	84	63	55	54
Tue	53	59	69	75	70	61	60	60	96	114	148	161	149	110	72	57	54
Wed	53	59	69	74	67	59	59	60	91	130	170	158	140	114	76	60	54
Thu	53	58	68	72	65	60	60	62	78	124	149	122	97	75	63	62	54
Fri	53	57	64	68	62	59	60	72	113	124	107	82	62	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	60	66	68	72	78	66	65	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	57	56	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	64	68	61	58	58	58	63	79	88	93	92	84	63	55	54
Tue	53	59	69	75	70	61	60	60	96	114	148	161	149	110	72	57	54
Wed	53	59	69	74	67	59	59	60	91	130	170	158	140	114	76	60	54
Thu	53	58	68	72	65	60	60	62	78	124	149	122	97	75	63	62	54
Fri	53	57	64	68	62	59	60	72	113	124	107	82	62	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	60	66	68	72	78	66	65	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	57	56	56	56	57	54