Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Redlands

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 53 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Redlands 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	49	52	61	62	59	56	57	58	61	65	74	81	80	67	58	56	51
Tue	50	53	65	65	60	58	58	59	61	69	79	85	81	69	59	56	52
Wed	50	53	64	66	60	58	57	59	61	69	76	83	80	68	60	57	52
Thu	50	54	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	78	86	82	68	60	55	51
Fri	49	53	59	60	58	58	60	64	71	77	88	87	81	71	61	57	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	60	59	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Santa Ana to Redlands (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 89 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Redlands 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 Redlands?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Redlands?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Redlands?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 East 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	49	52	61	62	59	56	57	58	61	65	74	81	80	67	58	56	51
Tue	50	53	65	65	60	58	58	59	61	69	79	85	81	69	59	56	52
Wed	50	53	64	66	60	58	57	59	61	69	76	83	80	68	60	57	52
Thu	50	54	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	78	86	82	68	60	55	51
Fri	49	53	59	60	58	58	60	64	71	77	88	87	81	71	61	57	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	60	59	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	61	62	59	56	57	58	61	65	74	81	80	67	58	56	51
Tue	50	53	65	65	60	58	58	59	61	69	79	85	81	69	59	56	52
Wed	50	53	64	66	60	58	57	59	61	69	76	83	80	68	60	57	52
Thu	50	54	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	78	86	82	68	60	55	51
Fri	49	53	59	60	58	58	60	64	71	77	88	87	81	71	61	57	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	60	59	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	61	62	59	56	57	58	61	65	74	81	80	67	58	56	51
Tue	50	53	65	65	60	58	58	59	61	69	79	85	81	69	59	56	52
Wed	50	53	64	66	60	58	57	59	61	69	76	83	80	68	60	57	52
Thu	50	54	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	78	86	82	68	60	55	51
Fri	49	53	59	60	58	58	60	64	71	77	88	87	81	71	61	57	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	60	59	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	51