Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Inglewood

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 36% 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 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	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	66	75	76	61	58	58	58
Tue	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	62	62	65	74	97	85	63	59	59	60
Wed	57	59	59	61	61	63	64	63	65	67	89	105	89	68	59	59	58
Thu	57	58	59	61	61	61	62	62	63	65	80	83	79	62	60	58	58
Fri	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	63	65	66	80	80	68	61	59	59	59
Sat	58	57	58	58	58	59	62	65	65	64	63	63	62	60	58	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	57	58	59	59	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	58	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from San Clemente to Inglewood (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente to Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Inglewood?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 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	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	66	75	76	61	58	58	58
Tue	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	62	62	65	74	97	85	63	59	59	60
Wed	57	59	59	61	61	63	64	63	65	67	89	105	89	68	59	59	58
Thu	57	58	59	61	61	61	62	62	63	65	80	83	79	62	60	58	58
Fri	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	63	65	66	80	80	68	61	59	59	59
Sat	58	57	58	58	58	59	62	65	65	64	63	63	62	60	58	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	57	58	59	59	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	58	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	66	75	76	61	58	58	58
Tue	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	62	62	65	74	97	85	63	59	59	60
Wed	57	59	59	61	61	63	64	63	65	67	89	105	89	68	59	59	58
Thu	57	58	59	61	61	61	62	62	63	65	80	83	79	62	60	58	58
Fri	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	63	65	66	80	80	68	61	59	59	59
Sat	58	57	58	58	58	59	62	65	65	64	63	63	62	60	58	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	57	58	59	59	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	58	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	66	75	76	61	58	58	58
Tue	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	62	62	65	74	97	85	63	59	59	60
Wed	57	59	59	61	61	63	64	63	65	67	89	105	89	68	59	59	58
Thu	57	58	59	61	61	61	62	62	63	65	80	83	79	62	60	58	58
Fri	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	63	65	66	80	80	68	61	59	59	59
Sat	58	57	58	58	58	59	62	65	65	64	63	63	62	60	58	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	57	58	59	59	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	58	59	58