Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Compton

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Santa Margarita to Compton 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	49	51	56	56	54	52	52	52	52	54	58	57	57	53	49	49	48
Tue	50	57	63	63	59	56	54	54	54	57	62	62	64	56	50	49	49
Wed	49	56	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	58	64	66	67	59	51	49	49
Thu	50	56	62	62	58	55	55	55	54	57	63	64	64	57	51	49	49
Fri	49	53	56	56	55	54	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	58	53	49	49
Sat	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Compton (via SR-91 West and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Santa Margarita to central Compton 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 Santa Margarita to Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Compton?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Compton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	56	54	52	52	52	52	54	58	57	57	53	49	49	48
Tue	50	57	63	63	59	56	54	54	54	57	62	62	64	56	50	49	49
Wed	49	56	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	58	64	66	67	59	51	49	49
Thu	50	56	62	62	58	55	55	55	54	57	63	64	64	57	51	49	49
Fri	49	53	56	56	55	54	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	58	53	49	49
Sat	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	56	54	52	52	52	52	54	58	57	57	53	49	49	48
Tue	50	57	63	63	59	56	54	54	54	57	62	62	64	56	50	49	49
Wed	49	56	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	58	64	66	67	59	51	49	49
Thu	50	56	62	62	58	55	55	55	54	57	63	64	64	57	51	49	49
Fri	49	53	56	56	55	54	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	58	53	49	49
Sat	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	56	54	52	52	52	52	54	58	57	57	53	49	49	48
Tue	50	57	63	63	59	56	54	54	54	57	62	62	64	56	50	49	49
Wed	49	56	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	58	64	66	67	59	51	49	49
Thu	50	56	62	62	58	55	55	55	54	57	63	64	64	57	51	49	49
Fri	49	53	56	56	55	54	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	58	53	49	49
Sat	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	49