Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Beverly Hills

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Beverly Hills 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	43	54	59	64	58	51	49	49	49	50	54	54	58	52	44	44	42
Tue	42	54	64	68	59	55	51	49	49	52	54	59	62	57	48	44	42
Wed	42	54	62	64	58	53	52	49	48	48	59	61	62	57	47	44	42
Thu	42	52	61	65	57	54	53	49	51	52	65	75	73	61	50	46	43
Fri	42	51	52	54	52	51	52	53	56	63	75	77	73	68	53	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	49	56	58	55	56	58	68	65	49	47	47	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	51	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Santa Ana to Beverly Hills (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 33 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 Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Beverly Hills?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 42 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Beverly Hills?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Beverly Hills to Santa Ana (return trip) · Santa Ana to Los Angeles · Santa Ana to Santa Monica · Santa Ana to Pasadena · Santa Ana to Long Beach · Santa Ana to West Covina · Santa Ana to Burbank · Santa Ana to Glendale · Santa Ana to Santa Clarita · Santa Ana to Van Nuys · Santa Ana to Torrance · Santa Ana to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	59	64	58	51	49	49	49	50	54	54	58	52	44	44	42
Tue	42	54	64	68	59	55	51	49	49	52	54	59	62	57	48	44	42
Wed	42	54	62	64	58	53	52	49	48	48	59	61	62	57	47	44	42
Thu	42	52	61	65	57	54	53	49	51	52	65	75	73	61	50	46	43
Fri	42	51	52	54	52	51	52	53	56	63	75	77	73	68	53	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	49	56	58	55	56	58	68	65	49	47	47	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	51	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	59	64	58	51	49	49	49	50	54	54	58	52	44	44	42
Tue	42	54	64	68	59	55	51	49	49	52	54	59	62	57	48	44	42
Wed	42	54	62	64	58	53	52	49	48	48	59	61	62	57	47	44	42
Thu	42	52	61	65	57	54	53	49	51	52	65	75	73	61	50	46	43
Fri	42	51	52	54	52	51	52	53	56	63	75	77	73	68	53	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	49	56	58	55	56	58	68	65	49	47	47	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	51	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	59	64	58	51	49	49	49	50	54	54	58	52	44	44	42
Tue	42	54	64	68	59	55	51	49	49	52	54	59	62	57	48	44	42
Wed	42	54	62	64	58	53	52	49	48	48	59	61	62	57	47	44	42
Thu	42	52	61	65	57	54	53	49	51	52	65	75	73	61	50	46	43
Fri	42	51	52	54	52	51	52	53	56	63	75	77	73	68	53	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	49	56	58	55	56	58	68	65	49	47	47	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	51	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	45