Best Time to Drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Santa Ana

Right now (6:52 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 50 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	41	48	61	60	50	48	50	50	53	53	68	76	71	66	50	44	41
Tue	40	49	68	65	53	52	50	51	51	59	75	83	78	68	55	47	41
Wed	40	49	71	64	56	51	51	51	53	58	63	67	66	59	52	48	41
Thu	40	47	67	65	55	54	54	55	58	64	79	82	79	70	54	47	42
Fri	40	46	59	58	53	50	51	53	61	74	79	80	78	70	55	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	49	51	53	56	61	61	61	57	56	50	51	44
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	46	48	54	54	56	54	54	52	52	51	51	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Santa Ana?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Cañada Flintridge to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	48	61	60	50	48	50	50	53	53	68	76	71	66	50	44	41
Tue	40	49	68	65	53	52	50	51	51	59	75	83	78	68	55	47	41
Wed	40	49	71	64	56	51	51	51	53	58	63	67	66	59	52	48	41
Thu	40	47	67	65	55	54	54	55	58	64	79	82	79	70	54	47	42
Fri	40	46	59	58	53	50	51	53	61	74	79	80	78	70	55	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	49	51	53	56	61	61	61	57	56	50	51	44
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	46	48	54	54	56	54	54	52	52	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	48	61	60	50	48	50	50	53	53	68	76	71	66	50	44	41
Tue	40	49	68	65	53	52	50	51	51	59	75	83	78	68	55	47	41
Wed	40	49	71	64	56	51	51	51	53	58	63	67	66	59	52	48	41
Thu	40	47	67	65	55	54	54	55	58	64	79	82	79	70	54	47	42
Fri	40	46	59	58	53	50	51	53	61	74	79	80	78	70	55	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	49	51	53	56	61	61	61	57	56	50	51	44
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	46	48	54	54	56	54	54	52	52	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	48	61	60	50	48	50	50	53	53	68	76	71	66	50	44	41
Tue	40	49	68	65	53	52	50	51	51	59	75	83	78	68	55	47	41
Wed	40	49	71	64	56	51	51	51	53	58	63	67	66	59	52	48	41
Thu	40	47	67	65	55	54	54	55	58	64	79	82	79	70	54	47	42
Fri	40	46	59	58	53	50	51	53	61	74	79	80	78	70	55	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	48	49	51	53	56	61	61	61	57	56	50	51	44
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	46	48	54	54	56	54	54	52	52	51	51	43