Best Time to Drive from SNA to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 5% 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.

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 74 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to SNA

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 7 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	49	56	57	55	52	51	51	53	56	65	67	67	61	48	46	44
Tue	43	51	59	59	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	71	71	62	51	46	44
Wed	43	51	59	60	57	53	52	52	53	58	67	72	72	64	52	48	44
Thu	43	51	60	59	56	54	52	52	54	60	67	74	72	63	52	47	44
Fri	43	48	54	54	53	53	54	55	62	64	74	71	69	61	51	47	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	55	54	50	47	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	44

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 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Arcadia?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	56	57	55	52	51	51	53	56	65	67	67	61	48	46	44
Tue	43	51	59	59	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	71	71	62	51	46	44
Wed	43	51	59	60	57	53	52	52	53	58	67	72	72	64	52	48	44
Thu	43	51	60	59	56	54	52	52	54	60	67	74	72	63	52	47	44
Fri	43	48	54	54	53	53	54	55	62	64	74	71	69	61	51	47	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	55	54	50	47	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	56	57	55	52	51	51	53	56	65	67	67	61	48	46	44
Tue	43	51	59	59	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	71	71	62	51	46	44
Wed	43	51	59	60	57	53	52	52	53	58	67	72	72	64	52	48	44
Thu	43	51	60	59	56	54	52	52	54	60	67	74	72	63	52	47	44
Fri	43	48	54	54	53	53	54	55	62	64	74	71	69	61	51	47	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	55	54	50	47	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	56	57	55	52	51	51	53	56	65	67	67	61	48	46	44
Tue	43	51	59	59	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	71	71	62	51	46	44
Wed	43	51	59	60	57	53	52	52	53	58	67	72	72	64	52	48	44
Thu	43	51	60	59	56	54	52	52	54	60	67	74	72	63	52	47	44
Fri	43	48	54	54	53	53	54	55	62	64	74	71	69	61	51	47	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	55	54	50	47	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	44