Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Wildomar

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East.

Only 47% 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 Wildomar 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	51	54	56	59	58	55	55	56	57	60	69	73	74	65	56	54	51
Tue	51	54	58	61	58	56	56	56	58	61	72	78	80	70	59	55	52
Wed	51	55	58	60	59	57	56	57	57	62	72	80	77	69	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	59	58	57	58	60	65	77	86	82	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	63	70	81	92	91	82	72	63	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	60	66	65	64	65	66	65	61	60	56	56	51
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Santa Ana to Wildomar (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 92 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Wildomar 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 Wildomar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Wildomar?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (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	51	54	56	59	58	55	55	56	57	60	69	73	74	65	56	54	51
Tue	51	54	58	61	58	56	56	56	58	61	72	78	80	70	59	55	52
Wed	51	55	58	60	59	57	56	57	57	62	72	80	77	69	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	59	58	57	58	60	65	77	86	82	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	63	70	81	92	91	82	72	63	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	60	66	65	64	65	66	65	61	60	56	56	51
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	59	58	55	55	56	57	60	69	73	74	65	56	54	51
Tue	51	54	58	61	58	56	56	56	58	61	72	78	80	70	59	55	52
Wed	51	55	58	60	59	57	56	57	57	62	72	80	77	69	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	59	58	57	58	60	65	77	86	82	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	63	70	81	92	91	82	72	63	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	60	66	65	64	65	66	65	61	60	56	56	51
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	59	58	55	55	56	57	60	69	73	74	65	56	54	51
Tue	51	54	58	61	58	56	56	56	58	61	72	78	80	70	59	55	52
Wed	51	55	58	60	59	57	56	57	57	62	72	80	77	69	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	59	58	57	58	60	65	77	86	82	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	63	70	81	92	91	82	72	63	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	60	66	65	64	65	66	65	61	60	56	56	51
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	56	52