Best Time to Drive from SNA to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Claremont 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	33	36	36	40	40	39	38	39	40	44	52	58	57	51	40	36	34
Tue	33	36	37	41	40	40	39	39	42	45	54	62	64	58	48	37	34
Wed	33	36	38	41	40	40	39	40	42	46	53	60	64	58	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	37	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	53	60	60	54	45	37	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	60	61	62	51	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	39	38	37	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from SNA to Claremont (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Claremont?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 East 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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	36	40	40	39	38	39	40	44	52	58	57	51	40	36	34
Tue	33	36	37	41	40	40	39	39	42	45	54	62	64	58	48	37	34
Wed	33	36	38	41	40	40	39	40	42	46	53	60	64	58	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	37	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	53	60	60	54	45	37	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	60	61	62	51	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	39	38	37	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	36	40	40	39	38	39	40	44	52	58	57	51	40	36	34
Tue	33	36	37	41	40	40	39	39	42	45	54	62	64	58	48	37	34
Wed	33	36	38	41	40	40	39	40	42	46	53	60	64	58	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	37	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	53	60	60	54	45	37	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	60	61	62	51	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	39	38	37	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	36	40	40	39	38	39	40	44	52	58	57	51	40	36	34
Tue	33	36	37	41	40	40	39	39	42	45	54	62	64	58	48	37	34
Wed	33	36	38	41	40	40	39	40	42	46	53	60	64	58	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	37	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	53	60	60	54	45	37	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	60	61	62	51	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	39	38	37	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	37	37	34