Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to San Clemente
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 84 at this time.
Only 29% 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 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 94 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 100 | 73 | 66 | 64 |
| Tue | 65 | 67 | 81 | 102 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 122 | 161 | 197 | 200 | 168 | 123 | 84 | 68 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 67 | 82 | 101 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 126 | 186 | 207 | 197 | 164 | 129 | 91 | 73 | 65 |
| Thu | 64 | 67 | 81 | 97 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 86 | 104 | 173 | 171 | 144 | 115 | 92 | 79 | 77 | 65 |
| Fri | 65 | 67 | 77 | 89 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 110 | 151 | 151 | 124 | 92 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 66 |
| Sat | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 93 | 92 | 81 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 65 |
| Sun | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Mid-City to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 211 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to San Clemente?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 211 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to San Clemente?
The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 211 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mid-City to San Clemente?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 211 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles)
Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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