Best Time to Drive from Solana Beach to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 23% 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	90	92	94	95	95	95	97	97	102	112	130	115	96	95	94	92
Tue	89	90	92	94	96	97	96	97	100	105	117	129	120	102	95	93	90
Wed	89	91	92	94	96	97	96	98	101	109	121	130	119	104	101	94	90
Thu	89	90	91	95	96	98	97	98	100	107	119	123	115	103	100	92	90
Fri	90	91	91	93	94	96	97	100	109	118	124	130	119	107	101	94	91
Sat	90	89	90	91	93	96	102	105	104	106	102	101	99	97	98	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	90	92	95	103	107	109	108	105	102	102	102	105	98	94

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 130 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (109 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 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 130 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 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Solana Beach to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 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)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	89	90	92	94	95	95	95	97	97	102	112	130	115	96	95	94	92
Tue	89	90	92	94	96	97	96	97	100	105	117	129	120	102	95	93	90
Wed	89	91	92	94	96	97	96	98	101	109	121	130	119	104	101	94	90
Thu	89	90	91	95	96	98	97	98	100	107	119	123	115	103	100	92	90
Fri	90	91	91	93	94	96	97	100	109	118	124	130	119	107	101	94	91
Sat	90	89	90	91	93	96	102	105	104	106	102	101	99	97	98	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	90	92	95	103	107	109	108	105	102	102	102	105	98	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	92	94	95	95	95	97	97	102	112	130	115	96	95	94	92
Tue	89	90	92	94	96	97	96	97	100	105	117	129	120	102	95	93	90
Wed	89	91	92	94	96	97	96	98	101	109	121	130	119	104	101	94	90
Thu	89	90	91	95	96	98	97	98	100	107	119	123	115	103	100	92	90
Fri	90	91	91	93	94	96	97	100	109	118	124	130	119	107	101	94	91
Sat	90	89	90	91	93	96	102	105	104	106	102	101	99	97	98	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	90	92	95	103	107	109	108	105	102	102	102	105	98	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	92	94	95	95	95	97	97	102	112	130	115	96	95	94	92
Tue	89	90	92	94	96	97	96	97	100	105	117	129	120	102	95	93	90
Wed	89	91	92	94	96	97	96	98	101	109	121	130	119	104	101	94	90
Thu	89	90	91	95	96	98	97	98	100	107	119	123	115	103	100	92	90
Fri	90	91	91	93	94	96	97	100	109	118	124	130	119	107	101	94	91
Sat	90	89	90	91	93	96	102	105	104	106	102	101	99	97	98	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	90	92	95	103	107	109	108	105	102	102	102	105	98	94