Best Time to Drive from La Verne to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Verne 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	28	36	50	52	42	37	34	34	34	34	35	37	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	38	52	53	44	37	36	35	35	35	36	39	40	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	34	35	37	39	42	38	32	31	30
Thu	29	37	49	49	41	37	38	36	36	36	37	39	41	38	32	30	29
Fri	29	35	41	41	37	36	36	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	33	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	36	37	35	36	36	34	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	32	33	33	33	34	32	32	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from La Verne to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 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 Verne 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 Verne to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Verne to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.4 miles)

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

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Santa Ana to La Verne (return trip) · La Verne to Los Angeles · La Verne to Santa Monica · La Verne to Inglewood · La Verne to Long Beach · La Verne to Anaheim · La Verne to Oceanside · La Verne to Garden Grove · La Verne to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	50	52	42	37	34	34	34	34	35	37	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	38	52	53	44	37	36	35	35	35	36	39	40	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	34	35	37	39	42	38	32	31	30
Thu	29	37	49	49	41	37	38	36	36	36	37	39	41	38	32	30	29
Fri	29	35	41	41	37	36	36	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	33	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	36	37	35	36	36	34	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	32	33	33	33	34	32	32	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	50	52	42	37	34	34	34	34	35	37	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	38	52	53	44	37	36	35	35	35	36	39	40	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	34	35	37	39	42	38	32	31	30
Thu	29	37	49	49	41	37	38	36	36	36	37	39	41	38	32	30	29
Fri	29	35	41	41	37	36	36	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	33	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	36	37	35	36	36	34	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	32	33	33	33	34	32	32	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	50	52	42	37	34	34	34	34	35	37	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	38	52	53	44	37	36	35	35	35	36	39	40	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	34	35	37	39	42	38	32	31	30
Thu	29	37	49	49	41	37	38	36	36	36	37	39	41	38	32	30	29
Fri	29	35	41	41	37	36	36	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	33	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	36	37	35	36	36	34	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	32	33	33	33	34	32	32	31	31	31	30