Best Time to Drive from Upland to San Clemente

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South and SR-241 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Upland to San Clemente 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	58	63	66	71	67	63	62	63	63	63	67	71	70	66	60	59	58
Tue	57	63	69	73	70	66	65	63	63	64	69	71	71	67	59	59	57
Wed	57	64	68	75	70	66	63	63	63	64	70	71	71	69	59	59	57
Thu	57	63	66	70	66	65	64	63	63	65	69	72	72	68	60	59	58
Fri	57	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	66	69	73	72	72	69	61	59	58
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	62	62	61	61	63	62	65	63	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Upland to San Clemente (via I-5 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland to central San Clemente 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 Upland to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to San Clemente?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Clemente to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland 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	58	63	66	71	67	63	62	63	63	63	67	71	70	66	60	59	58
Tue	57	63	69	73	70	66	65	63	63	64	69	71	71	67	59	59	57
Wed	57	64	68	75	70	66	63	63	63	64	70	71	71	69	59	59	57
Thu	57	63	66	70	66	65	64	63	63	65	69	72	72	68	60	59	58
Fri	57	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	66	69	73	72	72	69	61	59	58
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	62	62	61	61	63	62	65	63	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	66	71	67	63	62	63	63	63	67	71	70	66	60	59	58
Tue	57	63	69	73	70	66	65	63	63	64	69	71	71	67	59	59	57
Wed	57	64	68	75	70	66	63	63	63	64	70	71	71	69	59	59	57
Thu	57	63	66	70	66	65	64	63	63	65	69	72	72	68	60	59	58
Fri	57	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	66	69	73	72	72	69	61	59	58
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	62	62	61	61	63	62	65	63	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	66	71	67	63	62	63	63	63	67	71	70	66	60	59	58
Tue	57	63	69	73	70	66	65	63	63	64	69	71	71	67	59	59	57
Wed	57	64	68	75	70	66	63	63	63	64	70	71	71	69	59	59	57
Thu	57	63	66	70	66	65	64	63	63	65	69	72	72	68	60	59	58
Fri	57	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	66	69	73	72	72	69	61	59	58
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	62	62	61	61	63	62	65	63	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	56