Best Time to Drive from Vincent to Santa Ana

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via I-5 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Vincent 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	93	106	110	99	96	102	102	103	106	119	127	123	115	101	96	91	89
Tue	91	115	119	105	103	104	104	104	110	122	132	130	119	107	97	91	88
Wed	91	114	119	106	102	104	104	104	108	113	118	117	108	102	97	93	89
Thu	91	110	118	105	106	108	109	110	113	126	128	128	119	107	97	96	89
Fri	90	104	111	105	103	102	104	112	121	126	127	126	122	104	99	93	89
Sat	88	90	91	95	97	98	99	102	108	108	107	106	105	100	99	94	89
Sun	88	89	89	89	93	95	100	101	102	102	102	100	100	100	98	94	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Vincent to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (50 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vincent 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 Vincent to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 87 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vincent to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Ana to Vincent (return trip) · Vincent to Long Beach · Vincent to Anaheim · Vincent 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	93	106	110	99	96	102	102	103	106	119	127	123	115	101	96	91	89
Tue	91	115	119	105	103	104	104	104	110	122	132	130	119	107	97	91	88
Wed	91	114	119	106	102	104	104	104	108	113	118	117	108	102	97	93	89
Thu	91	110	118	105	106	108	109	110	113	126	128	128	119	107	97	96	89
Fri	90	104	111	105	103	102	104	112	121	126	127	126	122	104	99	93	89
Sat	88	90	91	95	97	98	99	102	108	108	107	106	105	100	99	94	89
Sun	88	89	89	89	93	95	100	101	102	102	102	100	100	100	98	94	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	106	110	99	96	102	102	103	106	119	127	123	115	101	96	91	89
Tue	91	115	119	105	103	104	104	104	110	122	132	130	119	107	97	91	88
Wed	91	114	119	106	102	104	104	104	108	113	118	117	108	102	97	93	89
Thu	91	110	118	105	106	108	109	110	113	126	128	128	119	107	97	96	89
Fri	90	104	111	105	103	102	104	112	121	126	127	126	122	104	99	93	89
Sat	88	90	91	95	97	98	99	102	108	108	107	106	105	100	99	94	89
Sun	88	89	89	89	93	95	100	101	102	102	102	100	100	100	98	94	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	106	110	99	96	102	102	103	106	119	127	123	115	101	96	91	89
Tue	91	115	119	105	103	104	104	104	110	122	132	130	119	107	97	91	88
Wed	91	114	119	106	102	104	104	104	108	113	118	117	108	102	97	93	89
Thu	91	110	118	105	106	108	109	110	113	126	128	128	119	107	97	96	89
Fri	90	104	111	105	103	102	104	112	121	126	127	126	122	104	99	93	89
Sat	88	90	91	95	97	98	99	102	108	108	107	106	105	100	99	94	89
Sun	88	89	89	89	93	95	100	101	102	102	102	100	100	100	98	94	88