Best Time to Drive from SNA to Porter Ranch

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 10% 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	79	88	92	91	85	83	82	84	92	98	102	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	97	95	90	83	82	84	91	102	110	96	87	75	65	62
Wed	60	77	84	89	95	87	84	81	85	90	102	111	102	98	83	68	62
Thu	61	76	85	90	91	83	84	82	83	91	104	112	100	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	80	86	85	82	81	87	91	94	103	101	99	89	81	72	62
Sat	60	62	64	66	77	81	84	82	86	85	87	87	85	87	85	73	64
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	69	77	81	83	85	88	83	83	85	83	75	63

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 112 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (90 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 7 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 112 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 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 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	79	88	92	91	85	83	82	84	92	98	102	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	97	95	90	83	82	84	91	102	110	96	87	75	65	62
Wed	60	77	84	89	95	87	84	81	85	90	102	111	102	98	83	68	62
Thu	61	76	85	90	91	83	84	82	83	91	104	112	100	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	80	86	85	82	81	87	91	94	103	101	99	89	81	72	62
Sat	60	62	64	66	77	81	84	82	86	85	87	87	85	87	85	73	64
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	69	77	81	83	85	88	83	83	85	83	75	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	88	92	91	85	83	82	84	92	98	102	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	97	95	90	83	82	84	91	102	110	96	87	75	65	62
Wed	60	77	84	89	95	87	84	81	85	90	102	111	102	98	83	68	62
Thu	61	76	85	90	91	83	84	82	83	91	104	112	100	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	80	86	85	82	81	87	91	94	103	101	99	89	81	72	62
Sat	60	62	64	66	77	81	84	82	86	85	87	87	85	87	85	73	64
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	69	77	81	83	85	88	83	83	85	83	75	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	88	92	91	85	83	82	84	92	98	102	93	86	70	64	61
Tue	60	79	86	97	95	90	83	82	84	91	102	110	96	87	75	65	62
Wed	60	77	84	89	95	87	84	81	85	90	102	111	102	98	83	68	62
Thu	61	76	85	90	91	83	84	82	83	91	104	112	100	88	86	70	62
Fri	60	76	80	86	85	82	81	87	91	94	103	101	99	89	81	72	62
Sat	60	62	64	66	77	81	84	82	86	85	87	87	85	87	85	73	64
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	69	77	81	83	85	88	83	83	85	83	75	63