Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to La Habra

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 59% 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 La Habra 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	42	45	48	53	50	47	48	50	52	52	54	55	55	52	47	44	42
Tue	42	46	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	54	49	44	43
Wed	42	45	48	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	54	57	57	55	50	45	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	51	50	53	53	52	52	54	57	56	53	49	46	42
Fri	42	46	48	50	49	50	51	51	53	55	58	58	57	52	49	47	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	48	50	53	52	53	53	52	52	49	49	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	51	50	48	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from San Clemente to La Habra (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to La Habra?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to La Habra?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (32 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

La Habra 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	42	45	48	53	50	47	48	50	52	52	54	55	55	52	47	44	42
Tue	42	46	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	54	49	44	43
Wed	42	45	48	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	54	57	57	55	50	45	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	51	50	53	53	52	52	54	57	56	53	49	46	42
Fri	42	46	48	50	49	50	51	51	53	55	58	58	57	52	49	47	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	48	50	53	52	53	53	52	52	49	49	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	51	50	48	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	48	53	50	47	48	50	52	52	54	55	55	52	47	44	42
Tue	42	46	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	54	49	44	43
Wed	42	45	48	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	54	57	57	55	50	45	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	51	50	53	53	52	52	54	57	56	53	49	46	42
Fri	42	46	48	50	49	50	51	51	53	55	58	58	57	52	49	47	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	48	50	53	52	53	53	52	52	49	49	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	51	50	48	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	48	53	50	47	48	50	52	52	54	55	55	52	47	44	42
Tue	42	46	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	54	49	44	43
Wed	42	45	48	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	54	57	57	55	50	45	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	51	50	53	53	52	52	54	57	56	53	49	46	42
Fri	42	46	48	50	49	50	51	51	53	55	58	58	57	52	49	47	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	48	50	53	52	53	53	52	52	49	49	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	51	50	48	45	42