Best Time to Drive from Mead Valley to Santa Ana

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Mead Valley 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	55	72	76	74	66	56	61	57	60	64	67	68	71	63	52	50	48
Tue	55	75	87	90	73	62	57	56	57	64	72	75	69	65	53	49	48
Wed	55	76	84	90	74	59	58	57	61	67	69	73	71	66	56	49	48
Thu	53	75	80	78	71	63	60	59	63	67	69	73	71	64	56	49	47
Fri	52	65	66	68	66	62	61	64	70	73	71	78	74	73	58	50	47
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	55	60	64	67	71	64	66	64	57	55	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	52	56	58	59	61	59	55	52	51	50	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Mead Valley to Santa Ana (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mead Valley 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 Mead Valley to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mead Valley to Santa Ana?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 47 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mead Valley to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Mead Valley (return trip) · Mead Valley to Los Angeles · Mead Valley to Long Beach · Mead Valley to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	76	74	66	56	61	57	60	64	67	68	71	63	52	50	48
Tue	55	75	87	90	73	62	57	56	57	64	72	75	69	65	53	49	48
Wed	55	76	84	90	74	59	58	57	61	67	69	73	71	66	56	49	48
Thu	53	75	80	78	71	63	60	59	63	67	69	73	71	64	56	49	47
Fri	52	65	66	68	66	62	61	64	70	73	71	78	74	73	58	50	47
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	55	60	64	67	71	64	66	64	57	55	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	52	56	58	59	61	59	55	52	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	76	74	66	56	61	57	60	64	67	68	71	63	52	50	48
Tue	55	75	87	90	73	62	57	56	57	64	72	75	69	65	53	49	48
Wed	55	76	84	90	74	59	58	57	61	67	69	73	71	66	56	49	48
Thu	53	75	80	78	71	63	60	59	63	67	69	73	71	64	56	49	47
Fri	52	65	66	68	66	62	61	64	70	73	71	78	74	73	58	50	47
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	55	60	64	67	71	64	66	64	57	55	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	52	56	58	59	61	59	55	52	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	76	74	66	56	61	57	60	64	67	68	71	63	52	50	48
Tue	55	75	87	90	73	62	57	56	57	64	72	75	69	65	53	49	48
Wed	55	76	84	90	74	59	58	57	61	67	69	73	71	66	56	49	48
Thu	53	75	80	78	71	63	60	59	63	67	69	73	71	64	56	49	47
Fri	52	65	66	68	66	62	61	64	70	73	71	78	74	73	58	50	47
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	55	60	64	67	71	64	66	64	57	55	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	52	56	58	59	61	59	55	52	51	50	51	47