Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to San Pedro

Right now (11:36 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 25% 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 San Pedro 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	50	50	52	52	51	51	52	53	54	61	72	83	64	53	53	51
Tue	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	54	58	62	74	81	71	56	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	58	64	71	75	67	58	57	50
Thu	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	60	67	67	59	54	52	49
Fri	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	55	63	67	70	75	63	60	55	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	55	56	53	53	54	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	55	57	60	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to San Pedro (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	50	52	52	51	51	52	53	54	61	72	83	64	53	53	51
Tue	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	54	58	62	74	81	71	56	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	58	64	71	75	67	58	57	50
Thu	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	60	67	67	59	54	52	49
Fri	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	55	63	67	70	75	63	60	55	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	55	56	53	53	54	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	55	57	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	50	52	52	51	51	52	53	54	61	72	83	64	53	53	51
Tue	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	54	58	62	74	81	71	56	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	58	64	71	75	67	58	57	50
Thu	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	60	67	67	59	54	52	49
Fri	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	55	63	67	70	75	63	60	55	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	55	56	53	53	54	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	55	57	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	50	52	52	51	51	52	53	54	61	72	83	64	53	53	51
Tue	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	54	58	62	74	81	71	56	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	58	64	71	75	67	58	57	50
Thu	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	60	67	67	59	54	52	49
Fri	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	55	63	67	70	75	63	60	55	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	55	56	53	53	54	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	55	57	60	53