Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Corona

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Juan Capistrano to Corona 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	35	36	36	38	38	37	37	38	38	41	42	41	40	39	39	37	35
Tue	35	36	36	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	41	40	39	40	39	35
Wed	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	36
Thu	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	39	39	38	35
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	42	43	42	42	41	40	38	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	35
Sun	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	36	36	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Corona (via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 Juan Capistrano to central Corona 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 Juan Capistrano to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Corona?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Corona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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