Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Moreno Valley

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Moreno Valley 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	47	49	55	58	55	53	54	55	60	60	68	72	74	63	54	53	47
Tue	47	51	59	59	56	53	54	56	57	63	72	76	77	66	56	54	48
Wed	47	51	59	62	57	55	55	57	57	62	70	75	76	67	57	53	49
Thu	47	51	59	60	57	55	55	56	58	61	71	77	77	66	59	53	48
Fri	46	50	54	57	55	55	55	58	64	72	81	81	79	68	58	54	49
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	57	56	52	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	50	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Santa Ana to Moreno Valley (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Moreno Valley?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	47	49	55	58	55	53	54	55	60	60	68	72	74	63	54	53	47
Tue	47	51	59	59	56	53	54	56	57	63	72	76	77	66	56	54	48
Wed	47	51	59	62	57	55	55	57	57	62	70	75	76	67	57	53	49
Thu	47	51	59	60	57	55	55	56	58	61	71	77	77	66	59	53	48
Fri	46	50	54	57	55	55	55	58	64	72	81	81	79	68	58	54	49
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	57	56	52	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	50	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	55	58	55	53	54	55	60	60	68	72	74	63	54	53	47
Tue	47	51	59	59	56	53	54	56	57	63	72	76	77	66	56	54	48
Wed	47	51	59	62	57	55	55	57	57	62	70	75	76	67	57	53	49
Thu	47	51	59	60	57	55	55	56	58	61	71	77	77	66	59	53	48
Fri	46	50	54	57	55	55	55	58	64	72	81	81	79	68	58	54	49
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	57	56	52	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	50	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	55	58	55	53	54	55	60	60	68	72	74	63	54	53	47
Tue	47	51	59	59	56	53	54	56	57	63	72	76	77	66	56	54	48
Wed	47	51	59	62	57	55	55	57	57	62	70	75	76	67	57	53	49
Thu	47	51	59	60	57	55	55	56	58	61	71	77	77	66	59	53	48
Fri	46	50	54	57	55	55	55	58	64	72	81	81	79	68	58	54	49
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	57	56	52	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	50	53	48