Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Altadena

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 71 minutes via SR-57 North and I-210 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Santa Ana to Altadena 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	45	67	81	75	66	59	55	53	55	57	63	65	63	55	50	48	46
Tue	46	73	88	78	71	62	57	54	57	60	65	70	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	46	72	87	78	69	62	57	56	58	62	71	72	74	65	53	49	47
Thu	46	65	83	75	67	62	56	56	59	62	69	72	74	60	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	67	64	62	59	57	62	65	70	75	76	72	62	53	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	48	49	51	55	56	58	59	59	57	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	53	54	52	52	52	51	50	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Santa Ana to Altadena (via SR-57 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana to central Altadena 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 Santa Ana to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Altadena?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Altadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	81	75	66	59	55	53	55	57	63	65	63	55	50	48	46
Tue	46	73	88	78	71	62	57	54	57	60	65	70	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	46	72	87	78	69	62	57	56	58	62	71	72	74	65	53	49	47
Thu	46	65	83	75	67	62	56	56	59	62	69	72	74	60	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	67	64	62	59	57	62	65	70	75	76	72	62	53	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	48	49	51	55	56	58	59	59	57	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	53	54	52	52	52	51	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	81	75	66	59	55	53	55	57	63	65	63	55	50	48	46
Tue	46	73	88	78	71	62	57	54	57	60	65	70	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	46	72	87	78	69	62	57	56	58	62	71	72	74	65	53	49	47
Thu	46	65	83	75	67	62	56	56	59	62	69	72	74	60	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	67	64	62	59	57	62	65	70	75	76	72	62	53	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	48	49	51	55	56	58	59	59	57	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	53	54	52	52	52	51	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	81	75	66	59	55	53	55	57	63	65	63	55	50	48	46
Tue	46	73	88	78	71	62	57	54	57	60	65	70	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	46	72	87	78	69	62	57	56	58	62	71	72	74	65	53	49	47
Thu	46	65	83	75	67	62	56	56	59	62	69	72	74	60	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	67	64	62	59	57	62	65	70	75	76	72	62	53	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	48	49	51	55	56	58	59	59	57	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	53	54	52	52	52	51	50	50	46