Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Norwalk

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 35 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 57% 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 Norwalk 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	38	43	40	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	48	45	41	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	43	42	40	42	43	43	43	47	48	50	48	43	38	36
Wed	35	36	38	42	42	40	42	43	43	43	46	50	51	49	44	39	35
Thu	35	36	38	41	42	41	42	43	43	44	47	50	50	48	44	39	36
Fri	35	36	37	40	39	41	42	43	44	45	49	49	51	50	44	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	37	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	36
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	37	40	39	41	41	42	41	42	42	42	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Norwalk (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Norwalk?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (38 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	43	40	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	48	45	41	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	43	42	40	42	43	43	43	47	48	50	48	43	38	36
Wed	35	36	38	42	42	40	42	43	43	43	46	50	51	49	44	39	35
Thu	35	36	38	41	42	41	42	43	43	44	47	50	50	48	44	39	36
Fri	35	36	37	40	39	41	42	43	44	45	49	49	51	50	44	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	37	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	36
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	37	40	39	41	41	42	41	42	42	42	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	43	40	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	48	45	41	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	43	42	40	42	43	43	43	47	48	50	48	43	38	36
Wed	35	36	38	42	42	40	42	43	43	43	46	50	51	49	44	39	35
Thu	35	36	38	41	42	41	42	43	43	44	47	50	50	48	44	39	36
Fri	35	36	37	40	39	41	42	43	44	45	49	49	51	50	44	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	37	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	36
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	37	40	39	41	41	42	41	42	42	42	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	43	40	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	48	45	41	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	43	42	40	42	43	43	43	47	48	50	48	43	38	36
Wed	35	36	38	42	42	40	42	43	43	43	46	50	51	49	44	39	35
Thu	35	36	38	41	42	41	42	43	43	44	47	50	50	48	44	39	36
Fri	35	36	37	40	39	41	42	43	44	45	49	49	51	50	44	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	37	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	36
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	37	40	39	41	41	42	41	42	42	42	39	36