Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 152 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	52	53	57	70	59	56	56	56	61	74	87	87	85	79	61	53	52
Tue	53	54	59	80	72	61	60	59	104	135	176	185	159	115	74	55	53
Wed	52	54	59	79	66	57	58	60	97	155	190	177	152	120	80	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	75	64	59	59	63	83	148	158	133	104	80	66	62	53
Fri	52	54	57	68	59	57	58	75	125	134	113	81	59	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	53	52	53	53	55	57	63	66	69	74	64	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	57	60	59	56	58	55	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Inglewood to San Juan Capistrano (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to San Juan Capistrano?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 190 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 (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	70	59	56	56	56	61	74	87	87	85	79	61	53	52
Tue	53	54	59	80	72	61	60	59	104	135	176	185	159	115	74	55	53
Wed	52	54	59	79	66	57	58	60	97	155	190	177	152	120	80	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	75	64	59	59	63	83	148	158	133	104	80	66	62	53
Fri	52	54	57	68	59	57	58	75	125	134	113	81	59	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	53	52	53	53	55	57	63	66	69	74	64	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	57	60	59	56	58	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	70	59	56	56	56	61	74	87	87	85	79	61	53	52
Tue	53	54	59	80	72	61	60	59	104	135	176	185	159	115	74	55	53
Wed	52	54	59	79	66	57	58	60	97	155	190	177	152	120	80	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	75	64	59	59	63	83	148	158	133	104	80	66	62	53
Fri	52	54	57	68	59	57	58	75	125	134	113	81	59	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	53	52	53	53	55	57	63	66	69	74	64	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	57	60	59	56	58	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	70	59	56	56	56	61	74	87	87	85	79	61	53	52
Tue	53	54	59	80	72	61	60	59	104	135	176	185	159	115	74	55	53
Wed	52	54	59	79	66	57	58	60	97	155	190	177	152	120	80	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	75	64	59	59	63	83	148	158	133	104	80	66	62	53
Fri	52	54	57	68	59	57	58	75	125	134	113	81	59	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	53	52	53	53	55	57	63	66	69	74	64	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	57	60	59	56	58	55	54	55	53