Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to SNA

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-5 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 3% 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 67-mile drive from Porter Ranch to SNA (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 108 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SNA to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 64 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 7 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 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	61	75	88	84	76	74	73	74	77	83	92	99	91	79	67	63	62
Tue	62	78	95	88	81	77	75	76	77	84	95	106	98	85	70	64	61
Wed	61	75	95	89	83	78	77	77	79	86	98	105	99	86	72	65	61
Thu	62	76	93	88	82	79	77	79	81	90	100	108	103	89	73	66	61
Fri	61	72	83	82	78	77	79	82	89	99	105	106	102	90	77	70	63
Sat	61	63	65	67	71	74	77	79	83	85	85	83	81	75	70	67	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	67	71	74	76	78	77	75	72	71	70	69	63

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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	75	88	84	76	74	73	74	77	83	92	99	91	79	67	63	62
Tue	62	78	95	88	81	77	75	76	77	84	95	106	98	85	70	64	61
Wed	61	75	95	89	83	78	77	77	79	86	98	105	99	86	72	65	61
Thu	62	76	93	88	82	79	77	79	81	90	100	108	103	89	73	66	61
Fri	61	72	83	82	78	77	79	82	89	99	105	106	102	90	77	70	63
Sat	61	63	65	67	71	74	77	79	83	85	85	83	81	75	70	67	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	67	71	74	76	78	77	75	72	71	70	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	75	88	84	76	74	73	74	77	83	92	99	91	79	67	63	62
Tue	62	78	95	88	81	77	75	76	77	84	95	106	98	85	70	64	61
Wed	61	75	95	89	83	78	77	77	79	86	98	105	99	86	72	65	61
Thu	62	76	93	88	82	79	77	79	81	90	100	108	103	89	73	66	61
Fri	61	72	83	82	78	77	79	82	89	99	105	106	102	90	77	70	63
Sat	61	63	65	67	71	74	77	79	83	85	85	83	81	75	70	67	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	67	71	74	76	78	77	75	72	71	70	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	75	88	84	76	74	73	74	77	83	92	99	91	79	67	63	62
Tue	62	78	95	88	81	77	75	76	77	84	95	106	98	85	70	64	61
Wed	61	75	95	89	83	78	77	77	79	86	98	105	99	86	72	65	61
Thu	62	76	93	88	82	79	77	79	81	90	100	108	103	89	73	66	61
Fri	61	72	83	82	78	77	79	82	89	99	105	106	102	90	77	70	63
Sat	61	63	65	67	71	74	77	79	83	85	85	83	81	75	70	67	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	67	71	74	76	78	77	75	72	71	70	69	63