Best Time to Drive from SNA to Azusa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Azusa 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	36	49	48	46	45	44	42	42	42	47	51	56	56	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	51	52	48	46	45	43	42	45	49	53	59	63	59	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	51	47	46	45	43	44	45	49	53	56	62	60	48	40	37
Thu	36	48	50	47	45	45	44	43	45	48	52	57	59	55	47	40	37
Fri	36	44	44	43	44	43	44	44	46	51	55	56	59	52	44	40	37
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from SNA to Azusa (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Azusa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 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	36	49	48	46	45	44	42	42	42	47	51	56	56	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	51	52	48	46	45	43	42	45	49	53	59	63	59	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	51	47	46	45	43	44	45	49	53	56	62	60	48	40	37
Thu	36	48	50	47	45	45	44	43	45	48	52	57	59	55	47	40	37
Fri	36	44	44	43	44	43	44	44	46	51	55	56	59	52	44	40	37
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	49	48	46	45	44	42	42	42	47	51	56	56	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	51	52	48	46	45	43	42	45	49	53	59	63	59	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	51	47	46	45	43	44	45	49	53	56	62	60	48	40	37
Thu	36	48	50	47	45	45	44	43	45	48	52	57	59	55	47	40	37
Fri	36	44	44	43	44	43	44	44	46	51	55	56	59	52	44	40	37
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	49	48	46	45	44	42	42	42	47	51	56	56	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	51	52	48	46	45	43	42	45	49	53	59	63	59	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	51	47	46	45	43	44	45	49	53	56	62	60	48	40	37
Thu	36	48	50	47	45	45	44	43	45	48	52	57	59	55	47	40	37
Fri	36	44	44	43	44	43	44	44	46	51	55	56	59	52	44	40	37
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37