Best Time to Drive from SNA to Porter Ranch

Right now (11:48 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 11% 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 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	60	80	87	92	92	84	83	82	84	92	99	103	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	96	95	90	83	83	85	91	103	104	96	86	74	64	61
Wed	60	77	83	89	97	88	84	84	86	91	104	113	103	98	82	68	62
Thu	61	77	86	90	90	85	84	82	83	92	105	109	97	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	81	86	86	84	81	88	91	95	105	101	100	90	80	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	65	76	82	86	83	86	86	88	88	85	86	85	73	63
Sun	61	61	61	61	63	70	77	81	84	85	91	83	83	84	82	75	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from SNA to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 60 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 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	60	80	87	92	92	84	83	82	84	92	99	103	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	96	95	90	83	83	85	91	103	104	96	86	74	64	61
Wed	60	77	83	89	97	88	84	84	86	91	104	113	103	98	82	68	62
Thu	61	77	86	90	90	85	84	82	83	92	105	109	97	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	81	86	86	84	81	88	91	95	105	101	100	90	80	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	65	76	82	86	83	86	86	88	88	85	86	85	73	63
Sun	61	61	61	61	63	70	77	81	84	85	91	83	83	84	82	75	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	80	87	92	92	84	83	82	84	92	99	103	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	96	95	90	83	83	85	91	103	104	96	86	74	64	61
Wed	60	77	83	89	97	88	84	84	86	91	104	113	103	98	82	68	62
Thu	61	77	86	90	90	85	84	82	83	92	105	109	97	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	81	86	86	84	81	88	91	95	105	101	100	90	80	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	65	76	82	86	83	86	86	88	88	85	86	85	73	63
Sun	61	61	61	61	63	70	77	81	84	85	91	83	83	84	82	75	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	80	87	92	92	84	83	82	84	92	99	103	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	96	95	90	83	83	85	91	103	104	96	86	74	64	61
Wed	60	77	83	89	97	88	84	84	86	91	104	113	103	98	82	68	62
Thu	61	77	86	90	90	85	84	82	83	92	105	109	97	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	81	86	86	84	81	88	91	95	105	101	100	90	80	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	65	76	82	86	83	86	86	88	88	85	86	85	73	63
Sun	61	61	61	61	63	70	77	81	84	85	91	83	83	84	82	75	64