Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 73 at this time.

None 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	86	82	66	64	64	65	69	82	94	94	90	86	69	61	60
Tue	58	61	75	96	79	67	67	66	108	136	174	185	163	120	80	62	59
Wed	58	61	84	90	79	70	64	68	100	155	194	177	154	124	86	66	59
Thu	58	61	77	89	73	65	66	69	86	149	162	135	109	86	72	68	59
Fri	58	60	67	79	65	63	63	79	128	136	116	86	63	68	63	63	59
Sat	59	59	57	58	60	61	63	69	72	74	80	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	58	61	60	61	63	64	66	67	67	63	65	62	61	61	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 194 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (81 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 194 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 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to San Clemente?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 194 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)

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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	86	82	66	64	64	65	69	82	94	94	90	86	69	61	60
Tue	58	61	75	96	79	67	67	66	108	136	174	185	163	120	80	62	59
Wed	58	61	84	90	79	70	64	68	100	155	194	177	154	124	86	66	59
Thu	58	61	77	89	73	65	66	69	86	149	162	135	109	86	72	68	59
Fri	58	60	67	79	65	63	63	79	128	136	116	86	63	68	63	63	59
Sat	59	59	57	58	60	61	63	69	72	74	80	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	58	61	60	61	63	64	66	67	67	63	65	62	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	86	82	66	64	64	65	69	82	94	94	90	86	69	61	60
Tue	58	61	75	96	79	67	67	66	108	136	174	185	163	120	80	62	59
Wed	58	61	84	90	79	70	64	68	100	155	194	177	154	124	86	66	59
Thu	58	61	77	89	73	65	66	69	86	149	162	135	109	86	72	68	59
Fri	58	60	67	79	65	63	63	79	128	136	116	86	63	68	63	63	59
Sat	59	59	57	58	60	61	63	69	72	74	80	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	58	61	60	61	63	64	66	67	67	63	65	62	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	86	82	66	64	64	65	69	82	94	94	90	86	69	61	60
Tue	58	61	75	96	79	67	67	66	108	136	174	185	163	120	80	62	59
Wed	58	61	84	90	79	70	64	68	100	155	194	177	154	124	86	66	59
Thu	58	61	77	89	73	65	66	69	86	149	162	135	109	86	72	68	59
Fri	58	60	67	79	65	63	63	79	128	136	116	86	63	68	63	63	59
Sat	59	59	57	58	60	61	63	69	72	74	80	71	69	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	58	61	60	61	63	64	66	67	67	63	65	62	61	61	59