Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Santa Ana

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Redlands 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	54	71	84	82	67	58	58	57	59	61	67	65	66	58	52	53	50
Tue	54	74	87	87	73	61	57	58	58	62	67	66	68	60	52	51	50
Wed	54	77	93	96	73	61	58	57	59	60	65	68	71	61	53	51	50
Thu	54	73	83	80	71	60	58	58	60	60	66	68	72	63	53	52	50
Fri	52	63	67	70	64	59	59	60	64	64	67	71	72	59	53	51	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	53	55	59	60	62	61	63	62	58	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	54	57	57	58	56	56	54	53	53	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Redlands to Santa Ana (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redlands to Santa Ana?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Redlands (return trip) · Redlands to Los Angeles · Redlands to Mid-City · Redlands to San Diego · Redlands to Long Beach · Redlands to Anaheim · Redlands 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	54	71	84	82	67	58	58	57	59	61	67	65	66	58	52	53	50
Tue	54	74	87	87	73	61	57	58	58	62	67	66	68	60	52	51	50
Wed	54	77	93	96	73	61	58	57	59	60	65	68	71	61	53	51	50
Thu	54	73	83	80	71	60	58	58	60	60	66	68	72	63	53	52	50
Fri	52	63	67	70	64	59	59	60	64	64	67	71	72	59	53	51	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	53	55	59	60	62	61	63	62	58	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	54	57	57	58	56	56	54	53	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	84	82	67	58	58	57	59	61	67	65	66	58	52	53	50
Tue	54	74	87	87	73	61	57	58	58	62	67	66	68	60	52	51	50
Wed	54	77	93	96	73	61	58	57	59	60	65	68	71	61	53	51	50
Thu	54	73	83	80	71	60	58	58	60	60	66	68	72	63	53	52	50
Fri	52	63	67	70	64	59	59	60	64	64	67	71	72	59	53	51	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	53	55	59	60	62	61	63	62	58	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	54	57	57	58	56	56	54	53	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	84	82	67	58	58	57	59	61	67	65	66	58	52	53	50
Tue	54	74	87	87	73	61	57	58	58	62	67	66	68	60	52	51	50
Wed	54	77	93	96	73	61	58	57	59	60	65	68	71	61	53	51	50
Thu	54	73	83	80	71	60	58	58	60	60	66	68	72	63	53	52	50
Fri	52	63	67	70	64	59	59	60	64	64	67	71	72	59	53	51	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	53	55	59	60	62	61	63	62	58	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	54	57	57	58	56	56	54	53	53	53	53	50