Best Time to Drive from SNA to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 4% 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 67-mile drive from SNA to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to SNA

Freeway, about 64 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 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 Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch 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	61	74	87	90	84	78	75	74	75	80	88	90	87	80	66	63	61
Tue	61	76	90	93	86	79	75	73	74	78	88	93	91	81	70	64	61
Wed	61	76	89	91	87	79	74	74	75	79	91	95	91	82	71	66	61
Thu	61	76	90	92	87	80	76	75	75	81	91	96	91	82	72	65	61
Fri	61	72	83	85	82	80	78	79	83	88	96	96	92	83	72	66	62
Sat	60	62	64	65	69	73	76	78	80	80	81	80	77	74	70	67	62
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	68	71	74	77	77	77	74	73	72	71	70	62

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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to Porter Ranch?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	74	87	90	84	78	75	74	75	80	88	90	87	80	66	63	61
Tue	61	76	90	93	86	79	75	73	74	78	88	93	91	81	70	64	61
Wed	61	76	89	91	87	79	74	74	75	79	91	95	91	82	71	66	61
Thu	61	76	90	92	87	80	76	75	75	81	91	96	91	82	72	65	61
Fri	61	72	83	85	82	80	78	79	83	88	96	96	92	83	72	66	62
Sat	60	62	64	65	69	73	76	78	80	80	81	80	77	74	70	67	62
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	68	71	74	77	77	77	74	73	72	71	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	74	87	90	84	78	75	74	75	80	88	90	87	80	66	63	61
Tue	61	76	90	93	86	79	75	73	74	78	88	93	91	81	70	64	61
Wed	61	76	89	91	87	79	74	74	75	79	91	95	91	82	71	66	61
Thu	61	76	90	92	87	80	76	75	75	81	91	96	91	82	72	65	61
Fri	61	72	83	85	82	80	78	79	83	88	96	96	92	83	72	66	62
Sat	60	62	64	65	69	73	76	78	80	80	81	80	77	74	70	67	62
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	68	71	74	77	77	77	74	73	72	71	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	74	87	90	84	78	75	74	75	80	88	90	87	80	66	63	61
Tue	61	76	90	93	86	79	75	73	74	78	88	93	91	81	70	64	61
Wed	61	76	89	91	87	79	74	74	75	79	91	95	91	82	71	66	61
Thu	61	76	90	92	87	80	76	75	75	81	91	96	91	82	72	65	61
Fri	61	72	83	85	82	80	78	79	83	88	96	96	92	83	72	66	62
Sat	60	62	64	65	69	73	76	78	80	80	81	80	77	74	70	67	62
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	68	71	74	77	77	77	74	73	72	71	70	62