Best Time to Drive from Solana Beach to San Pedro

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Solana Beach to San Pedro 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	89	89	90	92	93	94	94	95	96	97	107	109	99	92	91	91	91
Tue	89	89	90	93	96	96	95	95	97	100	127	126	102	93	92	92	90
Wed	89	90	91	94	96	98	96	97	99	108	134	130	106	94	93	92	90
Thu	89	90	90	94	94	96	96	97	97	101	118	117	101	94	92	91	90
Fri	90	91	90	92	93	95	96	100	100	108	121	110	101	95	93	92	90
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	94	101	104	102	101	100	98	95	92	92	92	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	93	102	104	105	105	102	99	97	93	93	93	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 102-mile drive from Solana Beach to San Pedro (via I-5 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 100 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Solana Beach to central San Pedro 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 Solana Beach to San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Solana Beach to San Pedro?

The 102-mile drive usually takes 89 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Solana Beach to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (34 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	89	90	92	93	94	94	95	96	97	107	109	99	92	91	91	91
Tue	89	89	90	93	96	96	95	95	97	100	127	126	102	93	92	92	90
Wed	89	90	91	94	96	98	96	97	99	108	134	130	106	94	93	92	90
Thu	89	90	90	94	94	96	96	97	97	101	118	117	101	94	92	91	90
Fri	90	91	90	92	93	95	96	100	100	108	121	110	101	95	93	92	90
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	94	101	104	102	101	100	98	95	92	92	92	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	93	102	104	105	105	102	99	97	93	93	93	89

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Tue	89	89	90	93	96	96	95	95	97	100	127	126	102	93	92	92	90
Wed	89	90	91	94	96	98	96	97	99	108	134	130	106	94	93	92	90
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Sat	89	89	89	90	91	94	101	104	102	101	100	98	95	92	92	92	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	93	102	104	105	105	102	99	97	93	93	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	89	90	92	93	94	94	95	96	97	107	109	99	92	91	91	91
Tue	89	89	90	93	96	96	95	95	97	100	127	126	102	93	92	92	90
Wed	89	90	91	94	96	98	96	97	99	108	134	130	106	94	93	92	90
Thu	89	90	90	94	94	96	96	97	97	101	118	117	101	94	92	91	90
Fri	90	91	90	92	93	95	96	100	100	108	121	110	101	95	93	92	90
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	94	101	104	102	101	100	98	95	92	92	92	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	93	102	104	105	105	102	99	97	93	93	93	89