Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Chino Hills

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 15% 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 San Clemente to Chino Hills 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	48	50	54	54	53	52	53	53	53	57	59	59	56	53	52	50	49
Tue	48	51	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	57	54	54	52	49
Wed	48	50	55	54	53	53	54	53	54	57	60	61	59	54	53	53	49
Thu	48	50	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	59	60	58	54	54	51	49
Fri	48	49	51	51	53	53	54	55	60	65	63	62	59	54	53	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	56	58	58	57	54	52	52	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Clemente to Chino Hills (via I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Chino Hills 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 San Clemente to Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Chino Hills?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

More drives

Chino Hills to San Clemente (return trip) · San Clemente to Los Angeles · San Clemente to San Diego · San Clemente to Santa Monica · San Clemente to Long Beach · San Clemente to Anaheim · San Clemente to Riverside · San Clemente to Santa Ana · San Clemente to Chula Vista · San Clemente to Irvine · San Clemente to San Bernardino · San Clemente to Santa Barbara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	54	53	52	53	53	53	57	59	59	56	53	52	50	49
Tue	48	51	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	57	54	54	52	49
Wed	48	50	55	54	53	53	54	53	54	57	60	61	59	54	53	53	49
Thu	48	50	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	59	60	58	54	54	51	49
Fri	48	49	51	51	53	53	54	55	60	65	63	62	59	54	53	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	56	58	58	57	54	52	52	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	54	53	52	53	53	53	57	59	59	56	53	52	50	49
Tue	48	51	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	57	54	54	52	49
Wed	48	50	55	54	53	53	54	53	54	57	60	61	59	54	53	53	49
Thu	48	50	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	59	60	58	54	54	51	49
Fri	48	49	51	51	53	53	54	55	60	65	63	62	59	54	53	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	56	58	58	57	54	52	52	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	54	53	52	53	53	53	57	59	59	56	53	52	50	49
Tue	48	51	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	57	54	54	52	49
Wed	48	50	55	54	53	53	54	53	54	57	60	61	59	54	53	53	49
Thu	48	50	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	59	60	58	54	54	51	49
Fri	48	49	51	51	53	53	54	55	60	65	63	62	59	54	53	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	56	58	58	57	54	52	52	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	49