Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Upland

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-57 North and I-10 East, usually 35 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Upland 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	32	34	35	38	38	37	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	43	36	34	32
Tue	32	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	42	47	51	47	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	37	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	43	48	51	46	37	34	32
Thu	32	34	35	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	48	50	44	37	34	32
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	51	49	43	36	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Santa Ana to Upland (via SR-57 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Upland?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 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	32	34	35	38	38	37	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	43	36	34	32
Tue	32	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	42	47	51	47	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	37	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	43	48	51	46	37	34	32
Thu	32	34	35	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	48	50	44	37	34	32
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	51	49	43	36	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	35	38	38	37	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	43	36	34	32
Tue	32	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	42	47	51	47	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	37	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	43	48	51	46	37	34	32
Thu	32	34	35	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	48	50	44	37	34	32
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Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	35	38	38	37	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	43	36	34	32
Tue	32	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	42	47	51	47	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	37	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	43	48	51	46	37	34	32
Thu	32	34	35	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	48	50	44	37	34	32
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	51	49	43	36	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	38	36	34	33	32
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