Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (8:50 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-710 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	42	46	55	55	52	46	48	47	48	48	50	52	55	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	47	54	54	54	48	48	49	49	47	54	58	64	55	45	44	43
Wed	42	47	55	56	57	51	49	49	48	48	53	61	65	59	47	43	43
Thu	42	48	54	53	54	51	49	50	50	49	55	61	63	56	46	44	43
Fri	42	46	53	56	54	49	49	49	50	50	60	64	62	57	48	45	42
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	49	48	49	48	47	48	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 22 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 42 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.4 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	42	46	55	55	52	46	48	47	48	48	50	52	55	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	47	54	54	54	48	48	49	49	47	54	58	64	55	45	44	43
Wed	42	47	55	56	57	51	49	49	48	48	53	61	65	59	47	43	43
Thu	42	48	54	53	54	51	49	50	50	49	55	61	63	56	46	44	43
Fri	42	46	53	56	54	49	49	49	50	50	60	64	62	57	48	45	42
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	49	48	49	48	47	48	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	55	55	52	46	48	47	48	48	50	52	55	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	47	54	54	54	48	48	49	49	47	54	58	64	55	45	44	43
Wed	42	47	55	56	57	51	49	49	48	48	53	61	65	59	47	43	43
Thu	42	48	54	53	54	51	49	50	50	49	55	61	63	56	46	44	43
Fri	42	46	53	56	54	49	49	49	50	50	60	64	62	57	48	45	42
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	49	48	49	48	47	48	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	55	55	52	46	48	47	48	48	50	52	55	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	47	54	54	54	48	48	49	49	47	54	58	64	55	45	44	43
Wed	42	47	55	56	57	51	49	49	48	48	53	61	65	59	47	43	43
Thu	42	48	54	53	54	51	49	50	50	49	55	61	63	56	46	44	43
Fri	42	46	53	56	54	49	49	49	50	50	60	64	62	57	48	45	42
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	49	48	49	48	47	48	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	43