Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Canyon Country

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North, usually 79 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 Canyon Country 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	62	84	86	89	88	80	78	77	81	81	85	87	85	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	86	88	93	87	81	78	76	75	78	85	94	93	82	75	67	62
Wed	62	86	86	87	87	80	77	75	75	76	85	90	90	81	74	65	61
Thu	62	85	86	89	87	82	81	78	78	83	96	103	94	85	78	70	62
Fri	62	79	80	83	83	83	82	85	86	87	96	93	92	89	78	71	63
Sat	61	63	65	65	72	82	88	83	85	82	82	83	80	77	78	71	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	70	79	88	92	94	91	80	76	77	77	73	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Santa Ana to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 22 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Canyon Country?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (20 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	62	84	86	89	88	80	78	77	81	81	85	87	85	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	86	88	93	87	81	78	76	75	78	85	94	93	82	75	67	62
Wed	62	86	86	87	87	80	77	75	75	76	85	90	90	81	74	65	61
Thu	62	85	86	89	87	82	81	78	78	83	96	103	94	85	78	70	62
Fri	62	79	80	83	83	83	82	85	86	87	96	93	92	89	78	71	63
Sat	61	63	65	65	72	82	88	83	85	82	82	83	80	77	78	71	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	70	79	88	92	94	91	80	76	77	77	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	84	86	89	88	80	78	77	81	81	85	87	85	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	86	88	93	87	81	78	76	75	78	85	94	93	82	75	67	62
Wed	62	86	86	87	87	80	77	75	75	76	85	90	90	81	74	65	61
Thu	62	85	86	89	87	82	81	78	78	83	96	103	94	85	78	70	62
Fri	62	79	80	83	83	83	82	85	86	87	96	93	92	89	78	71	63
Sat	61	63	65	65	72	82	88	83	85	82	82	83	80	77	78	71	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	70	79	88	92	94	91	80	76	77	77	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	84	86	89	88	80	78	77	81	81	85	87	85	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	86	88	93	87	81	78	76	75	78	85	94	93	82	75	67	62
Wed	62	86	86	87	87	80	77	75	75	76	85	90	90	81	74	65	61
Thu	62	85	86	89	87	82	81	78	78	83	96	103	94	85	78	70	62
Fri	62	79	80	83	83	83	82	85	86	87	96	93	92	89	78	71	63
Sat	61	63	65	65	72	82	88	83	85	82	82	83	80	77	78	71	63
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	70	79	88	92	94	91	80	76	77	77	73	63