Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-5 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Porter Ranch 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	55	72	84	88	87	80	77	77	78	79	84	89	85	76	67	60	56
Tue	55	73	82	89	88	82	74	75	75	78	84	93	88	79	70	60	57
Wed	55	69	78	83	88	80	78	74	75	77	88	95	91	83	72	63	57
Thu	55	70	80	84	86	79	77	77	77	79	87	96	95	82	75	67	57
Fri	55	69	76	80	80	76	76	76	80	82	88	88	87	84	76	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	66	73	75	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	80	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	71	75	77	80	82	79	79	82	78	70	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 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	55	72	84	88	87	80	77	77	78	79	84	89	85	76	67	60	56
Tue	55	73	82	89	88	82	74	75	75	78	84	93	88	79	70	60	57
Wed	55	69	78	83	88	80	78	74	75	77	88	95	91	83	72	63	57
Thu	55	70	80	84	86	79	77	77	77	79	87	96	95	82	75	67	57
Fri	55	69	76	80	80	76	76	76	80	82	88	88	87	84	76	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	66	73	75	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	80	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	71	75	77	80	82	79	79	82	78	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	84	88	87	80	77	77	78	79	84	89	85	76	67	60	56
Tue	55	73	82	89	88	82	74	75	75	78	84	93	88	79	70	60	57
Wed	55	69	78	83	88	80	78	74	75	77	88	95	91	83	72	63	57
Thu	55	70	80	84	86	79	77	77	77	79	87	96	95	82	75	67	57
Fri	55	69	76	80	80	76	76	76	80	82	88	88	87	84	76	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	66	73	75	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	80	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	71	75	77	80	82	79	79	82	78	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	84	88	87	80	77	77	78	79	84	89	85	76	67	60	56
Tue	55	73	82	89	88	82	74	75	75	78	84	93	88	79	70	60	57
Wed	55	69	78	83	88	80	78	74	75	77	88	95	91	83	72	63	57
Thu	55	70	80	84	86	79	77	77	77	79	87	96	95	82	75	67	57
Fri	55	69	76	80	80	76	76	76	80	82	88	88	87	84	76	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	66	73	75	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	80	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	71	75	77	80	82	79	79	82	78	70	60