Best Time to Drive from Upland to Santa Ana

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 32 at this time.

Only 19% 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 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	30	44	54	55	44	38	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	34	33	32	31
Tue	30	46	58	58	45	39	39	37	37	36	37	40	40	37	32	32	31
Wed	30	47	59	57	52	42	41	39	36	37	38	39	41	38	33	32	31
Thu	30	44	56	52	45	40	40	37	38	36	38	40	40	38	33	32	31
Fri	31	38	45	44	40	39	38	37	37	39	39	39	39	38	33	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	35	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	37	36	35	36	34	33	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Upland to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 32 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 Upland 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 Upland to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Ana to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	54	55	44	38	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	34	33	32	31
Tue	30	46	58	58	45	39	39	37	37	36	37	40	40	37	32	32	31
Wed	30	47	59	57	52	42	41	39	36	37	38	39	41	38	33	32	31
Thu	30	44	56	52	45	40	40	37	38	36	38	40	40	38	33	32	31
Fri	31	38	45	44	40	39	38	37	37	39	39	39	39	38	33	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	35	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	37	36	35	36	34	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	54	55	44	38	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	34	33	32	31
Tue	30	46	58	58	45	39	39	37	37	36	37	40	40	37	32	32	31
Wed	30	47	59	57	52	42	41	39	36	37	38	39	41	38	33	32	31
Thu	30	44	56	52	45	40	40	37	38	36	38	40	40	38	33	32	31
Fri	31	38	45	44	40	39	38	37	37	39	39	39	39	38	33	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	35	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	37	36	35	36	34	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	54	55	44	38	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	34	33	32	31
Tue	30	46	58	58	45	39	39	37	37	36	37	40	40	37	32	32	31
Wed	30	47	59	57	52	42	41	39	36	37	38	39	41	38	33	32	31
Thu	30	44	56	52	45	40	40	37	38	36	38	40	40	38	33	32	31
Fri	31	38	45	44	40	39	38	37	37	39	39	39	39	38	33	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	35	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	37	36	35	36	34	33	33	33	33	32