Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Tujunga

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Tujunga 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	44	55	64	69	66	59	57	57	58	58	61	63	61	57	51	47	45
Tue	44	57	67	73	68	61	57	57	56	58	62	70	67	59	53	47	45
Wed	44	56	66	71	69	61	58	56	56	56	64	71	69	62	54	48	46
Thu	44	55	67	70	66	59	59	57	57	57	66	73	71	61	57	50	46
Fri	44	55	59	64	60	58	57	57	59	62	69	70	68	65	57	51	46
Sat	45	46	48	49	54	56	59	56	58	57	58	59	59	57	57	51	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	56	57	59	57	57	57	56	53	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Santa Ana to Tujunga (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 Tujunga 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 Tujunga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Tujunga?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 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	44	55	64	69	66	59	57	57	58	58	61	63	61	57	51	47	45
Tue	44	57	67	73	68	61	57	57	56	58	62	70	67	59	53	47	45
Wed	44	56	66	71	69	61	58	56	56	56	64	71	69	62	54	48	46
Thu	44	55	67	70	66	59	59	57	57	57	66	73	71	61	57	50	46
Fri	44	55	59	64	60	58	57	57	59	62	69	70	68	65	57	51	46
Sat	45	46	48	49	54	56	59	56	58	57	58	59	59	57	57	51	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	56	57	59	57	57	57	56	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	64	69	66	59	57	57	58	58	61	63	61	57	51	47	45
Tue	44	57	67	73	68	61	57	57	56	58	62	70	67	59	53	47	45
Wed	44	56	66	71	69	61	58	56	56	56	64	71	69	62	54	48	46
Thu	44	55	67	70	66	59	59	57	57	57	66	73	71	61	57	50	46
Fri	44	55	59	64	60	58	57	57	59	62	69	70	68	65	57	51	46
Sat	45	46	48	49	54	56	59	56	58	57	58	59	59	57	57	51	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	56	57	59	57	57	57	56	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	64	69	66	59	57	57	58	58	61	63	61	57	51	47	45
Tue	44	57	67	73	68	61	57	57	56	58	62	70	67	59	53	47	45
Wed	44	56	66	71	69	61	58	56	56	56	64	71	69	62	54	48	46
Thu	44	55	67	70	66	59	59	57	57	57	66	73	71	61	57	50	46
Fri	44	55	59	64	60	58	57	57	59	62	69	70	68	65	57	51	46
Sat	45	46	48	49	54	56	59	56	58	57	58	59	59	57	57	51	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	56	57	59	57	57	57	56	53	47