Best Time to Drive from La Habra to San Clemente

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Habra 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	41	47	57	61	57	49	46	46	47	46	47	49	52	47	43	42	42
Tue	41	49	61	65	58	52	49	50	49	48	50	52	57	52	43	43	42
Wed	41	48	61	64	59	54	50	49	47	47	49	51	56	50	44	43	42
Thu	41	48	58	61	58	51	50	49	50	46	49	50	54	48	43	42	42
Fri	41	47	57	57	54	49	48	48	47	48	49	50	50	48	45	44	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from La Habra to San Clemente (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to San Clemente?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to San Clemente?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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More drives

San Clemente to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	57	61	57	49	46	46	47	46	47	49	52	47	43	42	42
Tue	41	49	61	65	58	52	49	50	49	48	50	52	57	52	43	43	42
Wed	41	48	61	64	59	54	50	49	47	47	49	51	56	50	44	43	42
Thu	41	48	58	61	58	51	50	49	50	46	49	50	54	48	43	42	42
Fri	41	47	57	57	54	49	48	48	47	48	49	50	50	48	45	44	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	57	61	57	49	46	46	47	46	47	49	52	47	43	42	42
Tue	41	49	61	65	58	52	49	50	49	48	50	52	57	52	43	43	42
Wed	41	48	61	64	59	54	50	49	47	47	49	51	56	50	44	43	42
Thu	41	48	58	61	58	51	50	49	50	46	49	50	54	48	43	42	42
Fri	41	47	57	57	54	49	48	48	47	48	49	50	50	48	45	44	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	57	61	57	49	46	46	47	46	47	49	52	47	43	42	42
Tue	41	49	61	65	58	52	49	50	49	48	50	52	57	52	43	43	42
Wed	41	48	61	64	59	54	50	49	47	47	49	51	56	50	44	43	42
Thu	41	48	58	61	58	51	50	49	50	46	49	50	54	48	43	42	42
Fri	41	47	57	57	54	49	48	48	47	48	49	50	50	48	45	44	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	42