Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-405 South and SR-22 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	42	42	49	54	47	43	43	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	44	54	60	48	43	43	44	45	47	48	51	51	46	43	41	41
Wed	40	43	54	57	48	44	44	44	44	46	48	50	52	46	43	42	41
Thu	41	43	53	53	49	45	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	43	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	49	48	48	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana (via I-405 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 40 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 East in Orange County (9 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Rancho Palos Verdes (return trip) · Rancho Palos Verdes to Los Angeles · Rancho Palos Verdes to Long Beach · Rancho Palos Verdes to Anaheim · Rancho Palos Verdes 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	42	42	49	54	47	43	43	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	44	54	60	48	43	43	44	45	47	48	51	51	46	43	41	41
Wed	40	43	54	57	48	44	44	44	44	46	48	50	52	46	43	42	41
Thu	41	43	53	53	49	45	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	43	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	49	48	48	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	49	54	47	43	43	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	44	54	60	48	43	43	44	45	47	48	51	51	46	43	41	41
Wed	40	43	54	57	48	44	44	44	44	46	48	50	52	46	43	42	41
Thu	41	43	53	53	49	45	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	43	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	49	48	48	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	49	54	47	43	43	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	44	54	60	48	43	43	44	45	47	48	51	51	46	43	41	41
Wed	40	43	54	57	48	44	44	44	44	46	48	50	52	46	43	42	41
Thu	41	43	53	53	49	45	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	43	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	49	48	48	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41