Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Arcadia

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Arcadia 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	38	45	56	57	52	48	48	48	49	53	63	64	63	58	45	41	39
Tue	38	48	58	59	54	50	48	49	49	57	65	68	70	62	49	42	39
Wed	38	47	56	58	54	49	49	49	49	54	64	68	69	62	49	43	39
Thu	38	48	59	58	53	51	49	49	51	58	65	68	68	61	49	43	39
Fri	38	44	51	51	50	49	50	51	58	61	68	64	64	61	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	46	49	50	51	50	47	44	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	45	45	47	46	44	44	43	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Ana to Arcadia (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 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	38	45	56	57	52	48	48	48	49	53	63	64	63	58	45	41	39
Tue	38	48	58	59	54	50	48	49	49	57	65	68	70	62	49	42	39
Wed	38	47	56	58	54	49	49	49	49	54	64	68	69	62	49	43	39
Thu	38	48	59	58	53	51	49	49	51	58	65	68	68	61	49	43	39
Fri	38	44	51	51	50	49	50	51	58	61	68	64	64	61	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	46	49	50	51	50	47	44	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	45	45	47	46	44	44	43	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	57	52	48	48	48	49	53	63	64	63	58	45	41	39
Tue	38	48	58	59	54	50	48	49	49	57	65	68	70	62	49	42	39
Wed	38	47	56	58	54	49	49	49	49	54	64	68	69	62	49	43	39
Thu	38	48	59	58	53	51	49	49	51	58	65	68	68	61	49	43	39
Fri	38	44	51	51	50	49	50	51	58	61	68	64	64	61	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	46	49	50	51	50	47	44	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	45	45	47	46	44	44	43	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	57	52	48	48	48	49	53	63	64	63	58	45	41	39
Tue	38	48	58	59	54	50	48	49	49	57	65	68	70	62	49	42	39
Wed	38	47	56	58	54	49	49	49	49	54	64	68	69	62	49	43	39
Thu	38	48	59	58	53	51	49	49	51	58	65	68	68	61	49	43	39
Fri	38	44	51	51	50	49	50	51	58	61	68	64	64	61	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	46	49	50	51	50	47	44	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	45	45	47	46	44	44	43	43	43	40