Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sun City to Santa Ana
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 59 at this time.
Only 41% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 59 | 83 | 95 | 85 | 73 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Tue | 59 | 86 | 98 | 92 | 78 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 |
| Wed | 58 | 83 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 |
| Thu | 58 | 84 | 94 | 84 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
| Fri | 57 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 56 |
| Sat | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 66 |
| Sun | 56 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Sun City to Santa Ana (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).
About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sun City to central Santa Ana 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 Sun City to Santa Ana?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sun City to Santa Ana?
The 57-mile drive usually takes 56 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sun City to Santa Ana?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (5 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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