Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to La Cañada Flintridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 14% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	40	50	59	63	60	55	52	52	52	52	55	56	56	53	47	42	41
Tue	40	52	61	66	61	56	52	52	51	52	54	58	59	55	50	43	41
Wed	40	50	57	60	61	55	53	51	51	51	56	59	61	57	50	44	41
Thu	40	50	59	61	59	54	53	52	52	52	56	60	61	56	51	46	42
Fri	40	50	54	56	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	61	62	61	53	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	50	53	51	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	52	53	54	53	52	53	52	48	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Santa Ana to La Cañada Flintridge (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to La Cañada Flintridge?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to La Cañada Flintridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	59	63	60	55	52	52	52	52	55	56	56	53	47	42	41
Tue	40	52	61	66	61	56	52	52	51	52	54	58	59	55	50	43	41
Wed	40	50	57	60	61	55	53	51	51	51	56	59	61	57	50	44	41
Thu	40	50	59	61	59	54	53	52	52	52	56	60	61	56	51	46	42
Fri	40	50	54	56	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	61	62	61	53	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	50	53	51	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	52	53	54	53	52	53	52	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	59	63	60	55	52	52	52	52	55	56	56	53	47	42	41
Tue	40	52	61	66	61	56	52	52	51	52	54	58	59	55	50	43	41
Wed	40	50	57	60	61	55	53	51	51	51	56	59	61	57	50	44	41
Thu	40	50	59	61	59	54	53	52	52	52	56	60	61	56	51	46	42
Fri	40	50	54	56	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	61	62	61	53	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	50	53	51	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	52	53	54	53	52	53	52	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	59	63	60	55	52	52	52	52	55	56	56	53	47	42	41
Tue	40	52	61	66	61	56	52	52	51	52	54	58	59	55	50	43	41
Wed	40	50	57	60	61	55	53	51	51	51	56	59	61	57	50	44	41
Thu	40	50	59	61	59	54	53	52	52	52	56	60	61	56	51	46	42
Fri	40	50	54	56	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	61	62	61	53	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	50	53	51	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	52	53	54	53	52	53	52	48	43