Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Yorba Linda

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Yorba Linda 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	39	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	39
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Sat	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	44	44	43	43	43	43	41	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from San Clemente to Yorba Linda (via I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Yorba Linda?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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