Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Azusa

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 42 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.

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 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Azusa to Santa Ana

Freeway, about 31 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	32	42	44	43	41	39	37	37	37	40	44	47	48	44	35	33	32
Tue	31	44	47	44	43	39	38	37	38	40	45	49	51	47	39	34	32
Wed	32	44	45	44	42	42	38	38	38	40	46	49	51	47	39	34	32
Thu	31	43	46	44	43	41	39	39	40	42	46	50	50	46	38	34	32
Fri	31	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	43	46	50	51	49	45	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	32

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 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 51 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 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Azusa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

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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	32	42	44	43	41	39	37	37	37	40	44	47	48	44	35	33	32
Tue	31	44	47	44	43	39	38	37	38	40	45	49	51	47	39	34	32
Wed	32	44	45	44	42	42	38	38	38	40	46	49	51	47	39	34	32
Thu	31	43	46	44	43	41	39	39	40	42	46	50	50	46	38	34	32
Fri	31	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	43	46	50	51	49	45	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	44	43	41	39	37	37	37	40	44	47	48	44	35	33	32
Tue	31	44	47	44	43	39	38	37	38	40	45	49	51	47	39	34	32
Wed	32	44	45	44	42	42	38	38	38	40	46	49	51	47	39	34	32
Thu	31	43	46	44	43	41	39	39	40	42	46	50	50	46	38	34	32
Fri	31	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	43	46	50	51	49	45	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	44	43	41	39	37	37	37	40	44	47	48	44	35	33	32
Tue	31	44	47	44	43	39	38	37	38	40	45	49	51	47	39	34	32
Wed	32	44	45	44	42	42	38	38	38	40	46	49	51	47	39	34	32
Thu	31	43	46	44	43	41	39	39	40	42	46	50	50	46	38	34	32
Fri	31	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	43	46	50	51	49	45	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	32