Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Inglewood

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West, usually 39 at this time.

None 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 Inglewood 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	36	40	47	48	46	39	41	40	41	41	44	44	48	42	38	38	37
Tue	36	41	47	51	49	41	41	43	43	41	52	56	60	47	39	38	36
Wed	36	41	46	49	50	45	42	43	42	41	48	56	59	53	40	37	36
Thu	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	57	59	50	39	37	37
Fri	36	40	46	49	47	43	43	43	44	46	55	60	60	51	41	39	36
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	40	41	42	41	44	43	44	42	40	41	40	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	41	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Ana to Inglewood (via I-405 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 60 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.4 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	36	40	47	48	46	39	41	40	41	41	44	44	48	42	38	38	37
Tue	36	41	47	51	49	41	41	43	43	41	52	56	60	47	39	38	36
Wed	36	41	46	49	50	45	42	43	42	41	48	56	59	53	40	37	36
Thu	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	57	59	50	39	37	37
Fri	36	40	46	49	47	43	43	43	44	46	55	60	60	51	41	39	36
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	40	41	42	41	44	43	44	42	40	41	40	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	47	48	46	39	41	40	41	41	44	44	48	42	38	38	37
Tue	36	41	47	51	49	41	41	43	43	41	52	56	60	47	39	38	36
Wed	36	41	46	49	50	45	42	43	42	41	48	56	59	53	40	37	36
Thu	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	57	59	50	39	37	37
Fri	36	40	46	49	47	43	43	43	44	46	55	60	60	51	41	39	36
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	40	41	42	41	44	43	44	42	40	41	40	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	47	48	46	39	41	40	41	41	44	44	48	42	38	38	37
Tue	36	41	47	51	49	41	41	43	43	41	52	56	60	47	39	38	36
Wed	36	41	46	49	50	45	42	43	42	41	48	56	59	53	40	37	36
Thu	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	57	59	50	39	37	37
Fri	36	40	46	49	47	43	43	43	44	46	55	60	60	51	41	39	36
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	40	41	42	41	44	43	44	42	40	41	40	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	41	41	37