Best Time to Drive from SNA to Arcadia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 14% 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 SNA to Arcadia 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	43	50	60	61	56	53	54	54	55	66	76	77	76	69	50	46	44
Tue	43	54	62	65	59	56	54	55	58	69	78	83	79	70	55	47	44
Wed	43	53	61	62	59	55	54	56	61	68	78	83	85	77	60	50	44
Thu	43	53	63	63	58	55	54	54	58	71	77	81	81	68	60	48	45
Fri	43	49	55	55	54	54	55	60	68	73	80	79	78	66	54	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	47	49	51	52	53	54	57	57	57	55	49	48	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	49	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from SNA to Arcadia (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 SNA to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to Arcadia?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Arcadia to SNA (return trip) · SNA to Los Angeles · SNA to Santa Monica · SNA to Pasadena · SNA to Long Beach · SNA to West Covina · SNA to Burbank · SNA to Glendale · SNA to Santa Clarita · SNA to Van Nuys · SNA to Torrance · SNA to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	60	61	56	53	54	54	55	66	76	77	76	69	50	46	44
Tue	43	54	62	65	59	56	54	55	58	69	78	83	79	70	55	47	44
Wed	43	53	61	62	59	55	54	56	61	68	78	83	85	77	60	50	44
Thu	43	53	63	63	58	55	54	54	58	71	77	81	81	68	60	48	45
Fri	43	49	55	55	54	54	55	60	68	73	80	79	78	66	54	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	47	49	51	52	53	54	57	57	57	55	49	48	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	49	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	60	61	56	53	54	54	55	66	76	77	76	69	50	46	44
Tue	43	54	62	65	59	56	54	55	58	69	78	83	79	70	55	47	44
Wed	43	53	61	62	59	55	54	56	61	68	78	83	85	77	60	50	44
Thu	43	53	63	63	58	55	54	54	58	71	77	81	81	68	60	48	45
Fri	43	49	55	55	54	54	55	60	68	73	80	79	78	66	54	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	47	49	51	52	53	54	57	57	57	55	49	48	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	49	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	60	61	56	53	54	54	55	66	76	77	76	69	50	46	44
Tue	43	54	62	65	59	56	54	55	58	69	78	83	79	70	55	47	44
Wed	43	53	61	62	59	55	54	56	61	68	78	83	85	77	60	50	44
Thu	43	53	63	63	58	55	54	54	58	71	77	81	81	68	60	48	45
Fri	43	49	55	55	54	54	55	60	68	73	80	79	78	66	54	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	47	49	51	52	53	54	57	57	57	55	49	48	45
Sun	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	49	49	44