Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-5 North, usually 84 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.

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Santa Ana

Freeway, about 56 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	56	68	82	86	80	72	69	68	68	72	79	81	79	71	60	57	56
Tue	56	70	86	88	81	73	69	67	67	70	79	84	84	74	64	58	56
Wed	56	70	85	87	82	74	69	67	68	72	82	87	83	76	65	60	56
Thu	56	70	85	87	82	75	70	69	68	73	82	88	84	75	66	60	56
Fri	56	67	78	80	77	74	72	73	76	80	88	88	84	78	66	61	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	63	67	70	72	74	74	74	73	71	68	64	61	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	62	65	68	71	71	72	69	67	66	65	64	58

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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 56 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	82	86	80	72	69	68	68	72	79	81	79	71	60	57	56
Tue	56	70	86	88	81	73	69	67	67	70	79	84	84	74	64	58	56
Wed	56	70	85	87	82	74	69	67	68	72	82	87	83	76	65	60	56
Thu	56	70	85	87	82	75	70	69	68	73	82	88	84	75	66	60	56
Fri	56	67	78	80	77	74	72	73	76	80	88	88	84	78	66	61	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	63	67	70	72	74	74	74	73	71	68	64	61	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	62	65	68	71	71	72	69	67	66	65	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	82	86	80	72	69	68	68	72	79	81	79	71	60	57	56
Tue	56	70	86	88	81	73	69	67	67	70	79	84	84	74	64	58	56
Wed	56	70	85	87	82	74	69	67	68	72	82	87	83	76	65	60	56
Thu	56	70	85	87	82	75	70	69	68	73	82	88	84	75	66	60	56
Fri	56	67	78	80	77	74	72	73	76	80	88	88	84	78	66	61	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	63	67	70	72	74	74	74	73	71	68	64	61	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	62	65	68	71	71	72	69	67	66	65	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	82	86	80	72	69	68	68	72	79	81	79	71	60	57	56
Tue	56	70	86	88	81	73	69	67	67	70	79	84	84	74	64	58	56
Wed	56	70	85	87	82	74	69	67	68	72	82	87	83	76	65	60	56
Thu	56	70	85	87	82	75	70	69	68	73	82	88	84	75	66	60	56
Fri	56	67	78	80	77	74	72	73	76	80	88	88	84	78	66	61	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	63	67	70	72	74	74	74	73	71	68	64	61	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	62	65	68	71	71	72	69	67	66	65	64	58