Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Santa Ana

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Vermont Square 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	34	40	55	55	42	39	43	42	46	46	63	73	68	62	44	37	35
Tue	33	39	61	62	45	39	41	44	44	50	64	75	73	65	52	40	34
Wed	34	39	65	63	47	40	41	43	44	52	60	67	66	60	52	41	34
Thu	33	38	63	62	47	44	47	48	53	53	70	72	74	67	51	39	35
Fri	33	38	51	53	46	42	43	45	52	64	72	75	75	67	48	41	36
Sat	34	35	36	38	40	40	44	44	46	50	52	52	46	44	40	41	37
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	41	40	45	45	48	47	45	45	41	43	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Vermont Square to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Santa Ana?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-110 North 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 Vermont Square (return trip) · Vermont Square to Long Beach · Vermont Square to Anaheim · Vermont Square to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	55	55	42	39	43	42	46	46	63	73	68	62	44	37	35
Tue	33	39	61	62	45	39	41	44	44	50	64	75	73	65	52	40	34
Wed	34	39	65	63	47	40	41	43	44	52	60	67	66	60	52	41	34
Thu	33	38	63	62	47	44	47	48	53	53	70	72	74	67	51	39	35
Fri	33	38	51	53	46	42	43	45	52	64	72	75	75	67	48	41	36
Sat	34	35	36	38	40	40	44	44	46	50	52	52	46	44	40	41	37
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	41	40	45	45	48	47	45	45	41	43	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	55	55	42	39	43	42	46	46	63	73	68	62	44	37	35
Tue	33	39	61	62	45	39	41	44	44	50	64	75	73	65	52	40	34
Wed	34	39	65	63	47	40	41	43	44	52	60	67	66	60	52	41	34
Thu	33	38	63	62	47	44	47	48	53	53	70	72	74	67	51	39	35
Fri	33	38	51	53	46	42	43	45	52	64	72	75	75	67	48	41	36
Sat	34	35	36	38	40	40	44	44	46	50	52	52	46	44	40	41	37
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	41	40	45	45	48	47	45	45	41	43	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	55	55	42	39	43	42	46	46	63	73	68	62	44	37	35
Tue	33	39	61	62	45	39	41	44	44	50	64	75	73	65	52	40	34
Wed	34	39	65	63	47	40	41	43	44	52	60	67	66	60	52	41	34
Thu	33	38	63	62	47	44	47	48	53	53	70	72	74	67	51	39	35
Fri	33	38	51	53	46	42	43	45	52	64	72	75	75	67	48	41	36
Sat	34	35	36	38	40	40	44	44	46	50	52	52	46	44	40	41	37
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	41	40	45	45	48	47	45	45	41	43	41	37