Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to San Clemente

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 32% 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 San Clemente 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	58	60	63	76	65	63	63	64	70	85	97	103	100	92	69	60	59
Tue	59	60	66	87	76	65	66	66	122	155	191	196	164	120	79	62	59
Wed	58	60	66	86	71	65	64	67	111	166	199	190	159	125	86	66	60
Thu	59	60	65	83	71	66	66	71	91	157	165	138	107	83	68	70	59
Fri	59	60	63	75	66	64	65	94	139	146	119	86	64	70	64	63	60
Sat	59	60	59	60	61	62	65	75	75	75	83	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	66	68	67	62	61	61	61	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Inglewood to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to San Clemente?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to San Clemente?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 199 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 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	58	60	63	76	65	63	63	64	70	85	97	103	100	92	69	60	59
Tue	59	60	66	87	76	65	66	66	122	155	191	196	164	120	79	62	59
Wed	58	60	66	86	71	65	64	67	111	166	199	190	159	125	86	66	60
Thu	59	60	65	83	71	66	66	71	91	157	165	138	107	83	68	70	59
Fri	59	60	63	75	66	64	65	94	139	146	119	86	64	70	64	63	60
Sat	59	60	59	60	61	62	65	75	75	75	83	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	66	68	67	62	61	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	76	65	63	63	64	70	85	97	103	100	92	69	60	59
Tue	59	60	66	87	76	65	66	66	122	155	191	196	164	120	79	62	59
Wed	58	60	66	86	71	65	64	67	111	166	199	190	159	125	86	66	60
Thu	59	60	65	83	71	66	66	71	91	157	165	138	107	83	68	70	59
Fri	59	60	63	75	66	64	65	94	139	146	119	86	64	70	64	63	60
Sat	59	60	59	60	61	62	65	75	75	75	83	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	66	68	67	62	61	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	76	65	63	63	64	70	85	97	103	100	92	69	60	59
Tue	59	60	66	87	76	65	66	66	122	155	191	196	164	120	79	62	59
Wed	58	60	66	86	71	65	64	67	111	166	199	190	159	125	86	66	60
Thu	59	60	65	83	71	66	66	71	91	157	165	138	107	83	68	70	59
Fri	59	60	63	75	66	64	65	94	139	146	119	86	64	70	64	63	60
Sat	59	60	59	60	61	62	65	75	75	75	83	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	66	68	67	62	61	61	61	62	59