Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Vermont Square

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-110 North, usually 40 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 Vermont Square 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	37	41	48	48	46	40	42	41	41	42	44	45	49	43	39	38	37
Tue	36	42	47	49	48	42	41	43	44	42	50	55	60	48	40	38	37
Wed	36	42	47	50	50	46	43	44	42	42	49	57	60	54	41	38	37
Thu	37	42	47	47	46	44	43	44	44	44	49	58	60	51	40	38	38
Fri	37	41	46	50	48	44	44	44	44	46	56	60	60	52	42	39	37
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	42	42	45	44	45	42	41	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	39	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Ana to Vermont Square (via I-405 North and SR-22 West and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 60 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Vermont Square?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Vermont Square?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (9 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	37	41	48	48	46	40	42	41	41	42	44	45	49	43	39	38	37
Tue	36	42	47	49	48	42	41	43	44	42	50	55	60	48	40	38	37
Wed	36	42	47	50	50	46	43	44	42	42	49	57	60	54	41	38	37
Thu	37	42	47	47	46	44	43	44	44	44	49	58	60	51	40	38	38
Fri	37	41	46	50	48	44	44	44	44	46	56	60	60	52	42	39	37
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	42	42	45	44	45	42	41	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	39	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	48	48	46	40	42	41	41	42	44	45	49	43	39	38	37
Tue	36	42	47	49	48	42	41	43	44	42	50	55	60	48	40	38	37
Wed	36	42	47	50	50	46	43	44	42	42	49	57	60	54	41	38	37
Thu	37	42	47	47	46	44	43	44	44	44	49	58	60	51	40	38	38
Fri	37	41	46	50	48	44	44	44	44	46	56	60	60	52	42	39	37
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	42	42	45	44	45	42	41	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	39	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	48	48	46	40	42	41	41	42	44	45	49	43	39	38	37
Tue	36	42	47	49	48	42	41	43	44	42	50	55	60	48	40	38	37
Wed	36	42	47	50	50	46	43	44	42	42	49	57	60	54	41	38	37
Thu	37	42	47	47	46	44	43	44	44	44	49	58	60	51	40	38	38
Fri	37	41	46	50	48	44	44	44	44	46	56	60	60	52	42	39	37
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	42	42	45	44	45	42	41	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	39	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	41	38