Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-5 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 8% 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 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	58	71	84	81	76	75	75	76	76	88	103	108	101	88	69	60	57
Tue	54	75	95	92	88	80	73	74	77	95	114	122	109	97	77	64	56
Wed	54	71	94	91	92	76	73	72	75	85	93	98	91	84	74	66	57
Thu	55	73	93	88	86	80	76	79	82	101	113	117	113	98	73	67	57
Fri	54	67	81	81	77	73	73	80	94	111	111	114	114	93	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	60	63	67	71	74	76	79	86	86	81	82	78	73	70	59
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	64	70	77	78	81	79	78	76	77	73	71	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Porter Ranch to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	71	84	81	76	75	75	76	76	88	103	108	101	88	69	60	57
Tue	54	75	95	92	88	80	73	74	77	95	114	122	109	97	77	64	56
Wed	54	71	94	91	92	76	73	72	75	85	93	98	91	84	74	66	57
Thu	55	73	93	88	86	80	76	79	82	101	113	117	113	98	73	67	57
Fri	54	67	81	81	77	73	73	80	94	111	111	114	114	93	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	60	63	67	71	74	76	79	86	86	81	82	78	73	70	59
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	64	70	77	78	81	79	78	76	77	73	71	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	71	84	81	76	75	75	76	76	88	103	108	101	88	69	60	57
Tue	54	75	95	92	88	80	73	74	77	95	114	122	109	97	77	64	56
Wed	54	71	94	91	92	76	73	72	75	85	93	98	91	84	74	66	57
Thu	55	73	93	88	86	80	76	79	82	101	113	117	113	98	73	67	57
Fri	54	67	81	81	77	73	73	80	94	111	111	114	114	93	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	60	63	67	71	74	76	79	86	86	81	82	78	73	70	59
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	64	70	77	78	81	79	78	76	77	73	71	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	71	84	81	76	75	75	76	76	88	103	108	101	88	69	60	57
Tue	54	75	95	92	88	80	73	74	77	95	114	122	109	97	77	64	56
Wed	54	71	94	91	92	76	73	72	75	85	93	98	91	84	74	66	57
Thu	55	73	93	88	86	80	76	79	82	101	113	117	113	98	73	67	57
Fri	54	67	81	81	77	73	73	80	94	111	111	114	114	93	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	60	63	67	71	74	76	79	86	86	81	82	78	73	70	59
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	64	70	77	78	81	79	78	76	77	73	71	59