Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Rialto

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Rialto 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	50	52	61	62	59	57	58	59	64	65	72	76	76	65	57	55	50
Tue	50	54	65	65	61	57	58	60	62	68	76	80	79	67	59	56	51
Wed	50	55	66	68	62	60	59	62	61	68	75	78	77	69	60	56	52
Thu	50	55	66	65	61	59	59	60	62	66	75	81	78	68	61	56	51
Fri	50	53	58	62	59	60	60	63	68	76	85	83	78	69	60	56	52
Sat	50	52	53	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	52	53	55	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Santa Ana to Rialto (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 86 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 23 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 50 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Rialto?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 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	50	52	61	62	59	57	58	59	64	65	72	76	76	65	57	55	50
Tue	50	54	65	65	61	57	58	60	62	68	76	80	79	67	59	56	51
Wed	50	55	66	68	62	60	59	62	61	68	75	78	77	69	60	56	52
Thu	50	55	66	65	61	59	59	60	62	66	75	81	78	68	61	56	51
Fri	50	53	58	62	59	60	60	63	68	76	85	83	78	69	60	56	52
Sat	50	52	53	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	52	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	61	62	59	57	58	59	64	65	72	76	76	65	57	55	50
Tue	50	54	65	65	61	57	58	60	62	68	76	80	79	67	59	56	51
Wed	50	55	66	68	62	60	59	62	61	68	75	78	77	69	60	56	52
Thu	50	55	66	65	61	59	59	60	62	66	75	81	78	68	61	56	51
Fri	50	53	58	62	59	60	60	63	68	76	85	83	78	69	60	56	52
Sat	50	52	53	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	52	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	61	62	59	57	58	59	64	65	72	76	76	65	57	55	50
Tue	50	54	65	65	61	57	58	60	62	68	76	80	79	67	59	56	51
Wed	50	55	66	68	62	60	59	62	61	68	75	78	77	69	60	56	52
Thu	50	55	66	65	61	59	59	60	62	66	75	81	78	68	61	56	51
Fri	50	53	58	62	59	60	60	63	68	76	85	83	78	69	60	56	52
Sat	50	52	53	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	52	53	55	50