Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Pico Rivera

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North, usually 62 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 Pico Rivera 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	46	48	51	56	53	51	54	55	57	59	63	63	63	58	52	49	47
Tue	46	48	53	57	56	54	55	56	58	59	63	67	67	62	55	49	47
Wed	46	48	52	56	55	54	56	56	58	59	64	67	67	63	55	50	47
Thu	46	48	52	55	55	53	56	57	58	61	64	68	66	60	55	50	47
Fri	46	49	50	52	51	55	56	57	60	63	68	67	66	62	55	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	53	54	57	57	57	58	58	58	54	53	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	49	51	52	55	55	57	57	56	56	54	51	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Clemente to Pico Rivera (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Pico Rivera?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 46 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (50 miles)

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More drives

Pico Rivera 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	46	48	51	56	53	51	54	55	57	59	63	63	63	58	52	49	47
Tue	46	48	53	57	56	54	55	56	58	59	63	67	67	62	55	49	47
Wed	46	48	52	56	55	54	56	56	58	59	64	67	67	63	55	50	47
Thu	46	48	52	55	55	53	56	57	58	61	64	68	66	60	55	50	47
Fri	46	49	50	52	51	55	56	57	60	63	68	67	66	62	55	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	53	54	57	57	57	58	58	58	54	53	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	49	51	52	55	55	57	57	56	56	54	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	51	56	53	51	54	55	57	59	63	63	63	58	52	49	47
Tue	46	48	53	57	56	54	55	56	58	59	63	67	67	62	55	49	47
Wed	46	48	52	56	55	54	56	56	58	59	64	67	67	63	55	50	47
Thu	46	48	52	55	55	53	56	57	58	61	64	68	66	60	55	50	47
Fri	46	49	50	52	51	55	56	57	60	63	68	67	66	62	55	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	53	54	57	57	57	58	58	58	54	53	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	49	51	52	55	55	57	57	56	56	54	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	51	56	53	51	54	55	57	59	63	63	63	58	52	49	47
Tue	46	48	53	57	56	54	55	56	58	59	63	67	67	62	55	49	47
Wed	46	48	52	56	55	54	56	56	58	59	64	67	67	63	55	50	47
Thu	46	48	52	55	55	53	56	57	58	61	64	68	66	60	55	50	47
Fri	46	49	50	52	51	55	56	57	60	63	68	67	66	62	55	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	53	54	57	57	57	58	58	58	54	53	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	49	51	52	55	55	57	57	56	56	54	51	46