Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Santa Ana

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-57 South and I-210 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Monrovia 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	36	48	63	61	49	44	42	42	43	45	51	53	56	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	48	65	64	50	45	44	43	44	44	51	55	59	51	44	39	36
Wed	35	46	65	62	56	47	45	45	43	47	50	55	59	52	45	40	36
Thu	36	46	63	59	51	46	47	44	45	47	54	58	59	53	45	39	36
Fri	36	43	54	51	47	46	44	46	48	53	57	58	60	54	44	41	37
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	46	45	47	48	48	47	43	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	42	43	43	43	44	41	40	38	38	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Monrovia to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monrovia to Santa Ana?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-210 East 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

More drives

Santa Ana to Monrovia (return trip) · Monrovia to Los Angeles · Monrovia to Long Beach · Monrovia to Anaheim · Monrovia to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	63	61	49	44	42	42	43	45	51	53	56	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	48	65	64	50	45	44	43	44	44	51	55	59	51	44	39	36
Wed	35	46	65	62	56	47	45	45	43	47	50	55	59	52	45	40	36
Thu	36	46	63	59	51	46	47	44	45	47	54	58	59	53	45	39	36
Fri	36	43	54	51	47	46	44	46	48	53	57	58	60	54	44	41	37
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	46	45	47	48	48	47	43	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	42	43	43	43	44	41	40	38	38	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	63	61	49	44	42	42	43	45	51	53	56	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	48	65	64	50	45	44	43	44	44	51	55	59	51	44	39	36
Wed	35	46	65	62	56	47	45	45	43	47	50	55	59	52	45	40	36
Thu	36	46	63	59	51	46	47	44	45	47	54	58	59	53	45	39	36
Fri	36	43	54	51	47	46	44	46	48	53	57	58	60	54	44	41	37
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	46	45	47	48	48	47	43	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	42	43	43	43	44	41	40	38	38	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	63	61	49	44	42	42	43	45	51	53	56	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	48	65	64	50	45	44	43	44	44	51	55	59	51	44	39	36
Wed	35	46	65	62	56	47	45	45	43	47	50	55	59	52	45	40	36
Thu	36	46	63	59	51	46	47	44	45	47	54	58	59	53	45	39	36
Fri	36	43	54	51	47	46	44	46	48	53	57	58	60	54	44	41	37
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	46	45	47	48	48	47	43	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	42	43	43	43	44	41	40	38	38	39	37