Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to San Pedro

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-110 South, usually 36 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Ana to San Pedro 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	34	38	45	46	44	37	39	38	39	39	41	42	46	41	36	36	35
Tue	34	39	44	46	46	39	39	40	41	39	47	52	57	46	38	36	34
Wed	34	39	45	47	47	43	40	41	40	39	46	53	56	51	39	35	34
Thu	34	40	44	44	43	42	40	41	41	41	45	54	57	48	37	35	35
Fri	34	38	44	47	45	41	41	41	41	43	53	57	57	49	39	37	34
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	40	39	42	41	42	40	38	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	39	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Santa Ana to San Pedro (via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to San Pedro?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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	34	38	45	46	44	37	39	38	39	39	41	42	46	41	36	36	35
Tue	34	39	44	46	46	39	39	40	41	39	47	52	57	46	38	36	34
Wed	34	39	45	47	47	43	40	41	40	39	46	53	56	51	39	35	34
Thu	34	40	44	44	43	42	40	41	41	41	45	54	57	48	37	35	35
Fri	34	38	44	47	45	41	41	41	41	43	53	57	57	49	39	37	34
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	40	39	42	41	42	40	38	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	45	46	44	37	39	38	39	39	41	42	46	41	36	36	35
Tue	34	39	44	46	46	39	39	40	41	39	47	52	57	46	38	36	34
Wed	34	39	45	47	47	43	40	41	40	39	46	53	56	51	39	35	34
Thu	34	40	44	44	43	42	40	41	41	41	45	54	57	48	37	35	35
Fri	34	38	44	47	45	41	41	41	41	43	53	57	57	49	39	37	34
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	40	39	42	41	42	40	38	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	45	46	44	37	39	38	39	39	41	42	46	41	36	36	35
Tue	34	39	44	46	46	39	39	40	41	39	47	52	57	46	38	36	34
Wed	34	39	45	47	47	43	40	41	40	39	46	53	56	51	39	35	34
Thu	34	40	44	44	43	42	40	41	41	41	45	54	57	48	37	35	35
Fri	34	38	44	47	45	41	41	41	41	43	53	57	57	49	39	37	34
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	40	39	42	41	42	40	38	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	39	39	35