Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Santa Ana

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 South and SR-22 East, usually 39 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 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	38	38	44	47	44	40	40	39	41	43	43	44	44	39	38	38	37
Tue	37	40	48	51	46	40	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	40	39	38	37
Wed	37	39	48	50	44	41	41	41	41	43	43	44	45	40	38	38	37
Thu	37	39	48	47	44	41	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	40	39	38	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	42	41	41	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	38	38
Sat	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	38	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Inglewood to Santa Ana (via I-405 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 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 Inglewood to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (9 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	44	47	44	40	40	39	41	43	43	44	44	39	38	38	37
Tue	37	40	48	51	46	40	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	40	39	38	37
Wed	37	39	48	50	44	41	41	41	41	43	43	44	45	40	38	38	37
Thu	37	39	48	47	44	41	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	40	39	38	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	42	41	41	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	38	38
Sat	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	38	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	44	47	44	40	40	39	41	43	43	44	44	39	38	38	37
Tue	37	40	48	51	46	40	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	40	39	38	37
Wed	37	39	48	50	44	41	41	41	41	43	43	44	45	40	38	38	37
Thu	37	39	48	47	44	41	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	40	39	38	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	42	41	41	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	38	38
Sat	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	38	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	44	47	44	40	40	39	41	43	43	44	44	39	38	38	37
Tue	37	40	48	51	46	40	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	40	39	38	37
Wed	37	39	48	50	44	41	41	41	41	43	43	44	45	40	38	38	37
Thu	37	39	48	47	44	41	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	40	39	38	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	42	41	41	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	38	38
Sat	38	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	38	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37