Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Poway

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 231 minutes via I-5 South, usually 220 at this time.

Only 20% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 183-mile drive from Santa Paula to Poway (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 173 minutes and up to 267 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 226 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (235 minutes).

About 149 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (41 to 91 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula to central Poway 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 Paula to Poway?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 173 minutes then, versus up to 267 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Poway?

The 183-mile drive usually takes 173 to 267 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 226 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Poway?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 267 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (35 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (9 miles)

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