Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Inglewood

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-405 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Inglewood 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	54	55	56	57	58	56	57	58	60	62	70	82	87	66	59	59	57
Tue	54	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	69	77	79	69	58	57	55
Wed	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	68	77	79	71	64	65	56
Thu	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	58	60	63	67	75	75	66	60	58	54
Fri	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	63	71	75	79	84	71	67	62	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	63	62	60	60	61	61	59	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Inglewood (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	56	57	58	56	57	58	60	62	70	82	87	66	59	59	57
Tue	54	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	69	77	79	69	58	57	55
Wed	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	68	77	79	71	64	65	56
Thu	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	58	60	63	67	75	75	66	60	58	54
Fri	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	63	71	75	79	84	71	67	62	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	63	62	60	60	61	61	59	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	56	57	58	56	57	58	60	62	70	82	87	66	59	59	57
Tue	54	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	69	77	79	69	58	57	55
Wed	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	68	77	79	71	64	65	56
Thu	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	58	60	63	67	75	75	66	60	58	54
Fri	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	63	71	75	79	84	71	67	62	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	63	62	60	60	61	61	59	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	56	57	58	56	57	58	60	62	70	82	87	66	59	59	57
Tue	54	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	69	77	79	69	58	57	55
Wed	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	64	68	77	79	71	64	65	56
Thu	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	58	60	63	67	75	75	66	60	58	54
Fri	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	63	71	75	79	84	71	67	62	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	63	62	60	60	61	61	59	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	55