Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mead Valley to Santa Ana
Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 70 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 61 at this time.
Only 20% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 55 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 49 |
| Tue | 56 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 76 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 49 | 48 |
| Wed | 53 | 74 | 81 | 91 | 76 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 55 | 49 | 48 |
| Thu | 57 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 58 | 49 | 48 |
| Fri | 52 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 76 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 76 | 61 | 50 | 47 |
| Sat | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 47 |
| Sun | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (69 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 53 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 65 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
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