Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to San Clemente

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Pedro to San Clemente 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	54	54	55	66	57	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	56	55	54	53	53
Tue	52	54	57	69	64	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	59	56	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	64	61	55	54	54	55	55	55	57	58	56	54	53	53
Thu	52	53	55	65	61	55	54	55	55	54	55	56	58	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	60	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	55	54	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from San Pedro to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro to central San Clemente 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 Pedro to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to San Clemente?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Clemente to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	66	57	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	56	55	54	53	53
Tue	52	54	57	69	64	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	59	56	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	64	61	55	54	54	55	55	55	57	58	56	54	53	53
Thu	52	53	55	65	61	55	54	55	55	54	55	56	58	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	60	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	55	54	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	66	57	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	56	55	54	53	53
Tue	52	54	57	69	64	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	59	56	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	64	61	55	54	54	55	55	55	57	58	56	54	53	53
Thu	52	53	55	65	61	55	54	55	55	54	55	56	58	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	60	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	55	54	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	55	66	57	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	56	55	54	53	53
Tue	52	54	57	69	64	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	59	56	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	64	61	55	54	54	55	55	55	57	58	56	54	53	53
Thu	52	53	55	65	61	55	54	55	55	54	55	56	58	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	60	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	55	54	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53