Best Time to Drive from Tujunga to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Tujunga to Santa Ana 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	45	54	68	67	57	55	56	56	58	62	74	84	78	71	54	49	46
Tue	44	54	76	76	62	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	86	75	61	52	45
Wed	44	53	79	74	66	59	56	56	58	64	70	75	73	66	58	53	46
Thu	44	53	75	75	65	61	59	61	62	71	83	89	86	77	58	52	47
Fri	45	51	64	64	59	55	56	58	66	80	86	87	86	74	60	54	47
Sat	45	47	48	49	51	53	56	57	61	64	65	64	63	60	55	55	48
Sun	45	46	47	46	47	50	53	58	59	62	59	59	57	57	56	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Tujunga to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tujunga 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 Tujunga to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Tujunga to Santa Ana?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tujunga to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Ana to Tujunga (return trip) · Tujunga to Los Angeles · Tujunga to Long Beach · Tujunga to Anaheim · Tujunga to Riverside · Tujunga to San Bernardino · Tujunga to Fontana · Tujunga to Oxnard · Tujunga to Moreno Valley · Tujunga to Huntington Beach · Tujunga to Glendale · Tujunga to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	68	67	57	55	56	56	58	62	74	84	78	71	54	49	46
Tue	44	54	76	76	62	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	86	75	61	52	45
Wed	44	53	79	74	66	59	56	56	58	64	70	75	73	66	58	53	46
Thu	44	53	75	75	65	61	59	61	62	71	83	89	86	77	58	52	47
Fri	45	51	64	64	59	55	56	58	66	80	86	87	86	74	60	54	47
Sat	45	47	48	49	51	53	56	57	61	64	65	64	63	60	55	55	48
Sun	45	46	47	46	47	50	53	58	59	62	59	59	57	57	56	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	68	67	57	55	56	56	58	62	74	84	78	71	54	49	46
Tue	44	54	76	76	62	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	86	75	61	52	45
Wed	44	53	79	74	66	59	56	56	58	64	70	75	73	66	58	53	46
Thu	44	53	75	75	65	61	59	61	62	71	83	89	86	77	58	52	47
Fri	45	51	64	64	59	55	56	58	66	80	86	87	86	74	60	54	47
Sat	45	47	48	49	51	53	56	57	61	64	65	64	63	60	55	55	48
Sun	45	46	47	46	47	50	53	58	59	62	59	59	57	57	56	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	68	67	57	55	56	56	58	62	74	84	78	71	54	49	46
Tue	44	54	76	76	62	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	86	75	61	52	45
Wed	44	53	79	74	66	59	56	56	58	64	70	75	73	66	58	53	46
Thu	44	53	75	75	65	61	59	61	62	71	83	89	86	77	58	52	47
Fri	45	51	64	64	59	55	56	58	66	80	86	87	86	74	60	54	47
Sat	45	47	48	49	51	53	56	57	61	64	65	64	63	60	55	55	48
Sun	45	46	47	46	47	50	53	58	59	62	59	59	57	57	56	55	47