Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to SNA

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South, usually 64 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 SNA 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	63	79	91	87	80	81	80	81	82	93	108	116	105	92	73	64	61
Tue	60	85	104	98	93	85	82	82	83	102	119	128	112	100	80	69	61
Wed	59	82	105	99	97	84	81	81	83	99	104	111	104	96	80	71	61
Thu	60	83	105	99	96	86	83	88	89	111	121	126	120	104	76	71	62
Fri	59	76	90	91	86	80	80	86	102	118	117	117	119	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	65	70	77	79	82	82	86	94	95	88	88	83	77	75	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	70	76	83	84	86	84	83	80	80	77	76	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Porter Ranch to SNA (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 128 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to SNA?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	79	91	87	80	81	80	81	82	93	108	116	105	92	73	64	61
Tue	60	85	104	98	93	85	82	82	83	102	119	128	112	100	80	69	61
Wed	59	82	105	99	97	84	81	81	83	99	104	111	104	96	80	71	61
Thu	60	83	105	99	96	86	83	88	89	111	121	126	120	104	76	71	62
Fri	59	76	90	91	86	80	80	86	102	118	117	117	119	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	65	70	77	79	82	82	86	94	95	88	88	83	77	75	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	70	76	83	84	86	84	83	80	80	77	76	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	79	91	87	80	81	80	81	82	93	108	116	105	92	73	64	61
Tue	60	85	104	98	93	85	82	82	83	102	119	128	112	100	80	69	61
Wed	59	82	105	99	97	84	81	81	83	99	104	111	104	96	80	71	61
Thu	60	83	105	99	96	86	83	88	89	111	121	126	120	104	76	71	62
Fri	59	76	90	91	86	80	80	86	102	118	117	117	119	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	65	70	77	79	82	82	86	94	95	88	88	83	77	75	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	70	76	83	84	86	84	83	80	80	77	76	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	79	91	87	80	81	80	81	82	93	108	116	105	92	73	64	61
Tue	60	85	104	98	93	85	82	82	83	102	119	128	112	100	80	69	61
Wed	59	82	105	99	97	84	81	81	83	99	104	111	104	96	80	71	61
Thu	60	83	105	99	96	86	83	88	89	111	121	126	120	104	76	71	62
Fri	59	76	90	91	86	80	80	86	102	118	117	117	119	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	65	70	77	79	82	82	86	94	95	88	88	83	77	75	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	70	76	83	84	86	84	83	80	80	77	76	64