Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Azusa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Azusa 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	31	44	44	40	40	38	36	35	35	36	38	40	42	39	34	33	31
Tue	31	45	49	42	41	38	37	36	36	37	38	43	47	46	36	33	31
Wed	31	46	46	42	40	40	37	37	36	36	39	41	46	45	37	33	32
Thu	31	42	45	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	40	41	46	41	36	33	32
Fri	31	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36	38	41	42	44	41	35	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Santa Ana to Azusa (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Azusa?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1 mile)

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	31	44	44	40	40	38	36	35	35	36	38	40	42	39	34	33	31
Tue	31	45	49	42	41	38	37	36	36	37	38	43	47	46	36	33	31
Wed	31	46	46	42	40	40	37	37	36	36	39	41	46	45	37	33	32
Thu	31	42	45	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	40	41	46	41	36	33	32
Fri	31	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36	38	41	42	44	41	35	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	44	44	40	40	38	36	35	35	36	38	40	42	39	34	33	31
Tue	31	45	49	42	41	38	37	36	36	37	38	43	47	46	36	33	31
Wed	31	46	46	42	40	40	37	37	36	36	39	41	46	45	37	33	32
Thu	31	42	45	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	40	41	46	41	36	33	32
Fri	31	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36	38	41	42	44	41	35	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	44	44	40	40	38	36	35	35	36	38	40	42	39	34	33	31
Tue	31	45	49	42	41	38	37	36	36	37	38	43	47	46	36	33	31
Wed	31	46	46	42	40	40	37	37	36	36	39	41	46	45	37	33	32
Thu	31	42	45	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	40	41	46	41	36	33	32
Fri	31	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36	38	41	42	44	41	35	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32