Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch

Right now (6:17 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 11% 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	73	83	87	88	79	78	76	78	80	85	89	83	75	65	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	91	89	83	77	77	76	80	87	96	89	77	69	59	56
Wed	55	71	79	85	92	82	78	77	76	78	89	98	90	82	71	62	56
Thu	56	71	82	85	86	80	79	76	77	79	90	98	90	80	75	65	57
Fri	55	70	76	82	81	79	76	80	81	83	92	89	87	84	75	67	57
Sat	56	57	58	60	71	77	81	78	81	80	81	82	79	79	80	68	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	65	71	75	78	80	85	78	77	79	77	70	59

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 99 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (85 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 12 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 99 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 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 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	73	83	87	88	79	78	76	78	80	85	89	83	75	65	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	91	89	83	77	77	76	80	87	96	89	77	69	59	56
Wed	55	71	79	85	92	82	78	77	76	78	89	98	90	82	71	62	56
Thu	56	71	82	85	86	80	79	76	77	79	90	98	90	80	75	65	57
Fri	55	70	76	82	81	79	76	80	81	83	92	89	87	84	75	67	57
Sat	56	57	58	60	71	77	81	78	81	80	81	82	79	79	80	68	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	65	71	75	78	80	85	78	77	79	77	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	73	83	87	88	79	78	76	78	80	85	89	83	75	65	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	91	89	83	77	77	76	80	87	96	89	77	69	59	56
Wed	55	71	79	85	92	82	78	77	76	78	89	98	90	82	71	62	56
Thu	56	71	82	85	86	80	79	76	77	79	90	98	90	80	75	65	57
Fri	55	70	76	82	81	79	76	80	81	83	92	89	87	84	75	67	57
Sat	56	57	58	60	71	77	81	78	81	80	81	82	79	79	80	68	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	65	71	75	78	80	85	78	77	79	77	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	73	83	87	88	79	78	76	78	80	85	89	83	75	65	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	91	89	83	77	77	76	80	87	96	89	77	69	59	56
Wed	55	71	79	85	92	82	78	77	76	78	89	98	90	82	71	62	56
Thu	56	71	82	85	86	80	79	76	77	79	90	98	90	80	75	65	57
Fri	55	70	76	82	81	79	76	80	81	83	92	89	87	84	75	67	57
Sat	56	57	58	60	71	77	81	78	81	80	81	82	79	79	80	68	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	65	71	75	78	80	85	78	77	79	77	70	59