Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 South, usually 88 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Ana to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 57 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch 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	56	67	80	77	70	68	68	69	71	77	86	93	86	74	62	58	57
Tue	56	69	86	81	74	71	69	70	71	78	90	100	94	80	65	59	56
Wed	56	68	86	82	77	72	70	71	73	80	92	98	94	81	67	60	57
Thu	56	69	85	80	75	73	71	73	75	84	94	102	97	84	68	61	57
Fri	56	65	75	75	71	71	72	76	83	93	100	101	97	85	72	65	58
Sat	56	58	59	61	65	68	71	73	77	79	80	77	75	70	65	62	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	62	65	68	71	72	71	69	67	65	64	64	58

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 Porter Ranch to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	80	77	70	68	68	69	71	77	86	93	86	74	62	58	57
Tue	56	69	86	81	74	71	69	70	71	78	90	100	94	80	65	59	56
Wed	56	68	86	82	77	72	70	71	73	80	92	98	94	81	67	60	57
Thu	56	69	85	80	75	73	71	73	75	84	94	102	97	84	68	61	57
Fri	56	65	75	75	71	71	72	76	83	93	100	101	97	85	72	65	58
Sat	56	58	59	61	65	68	71	73	77	79	80	77	75	70	65	62	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	62	65	68	71	72	71	69	67	65	64	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	80	77	70	68	68	69	71	77	86	93	86	74	62	58	57
Tue	56	69	86	81	74	71	69	70	71	78	90	100	94	80	65	59	56
Wed	56	68	86	82	77	72	70	71	73	80	92	98	94	81	67	60	57
Thu	56	69	85	80	75	73	71	73	75	84	94	102	97	84	68	61	57
Fri	56	65	75	75	71	71	72	76	83	93	100	101	97	85	72	65	58
Sat	56	58	59	61	65	68	71	73	77	79	80	77	75	70	65	62	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	62	65	68	71	72	71	69	67	65	64	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	80	77	70	68	68	69	71	77	86	93	86	74	62	58	57
Tue	56	69	86	81	74	71	69	70	71	78	90	100	94	80	65	59	56
Wed	56	68	86	82	77	72	70	71	73	80	92	98	94	81	67	60	57
Thu	56	69	85	80	75	73	71	73	75	84	94	102	97	84	68	61	57
Fri	56	65	75	75	71	71	72	76	83	93	100	101	97	85	72	65	58
Sat	56	58	59	61	65	68	71	73	77	79	80	77	75	70	65	62	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	62	65	68	71	72	71	69	67	65	64	64	58