Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Apple Valley

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-15 North and SR-60 East and SR-57 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 27% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Santa Ana to Apple Valley (via I-15 North and SR-60 East and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (14 to 18 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 Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Apple Valley?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 82 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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