Best Time to Drive from Westminster to San Clemente

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-73 South and I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Westminster 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	33	33	34	42	39	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	33	33	35	43	43	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Wed	33	33	35	41	42	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	42	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	40	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Westminster to San Clemente (via SR-73 South and I-5 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	42	39	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	33	33	35	43	43	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Wed	33	33	35	41	42	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	42	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	40	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	42	39	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	33	33	35	43	43	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Wed	33	33	35	41	42	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	42	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	40	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	42	39	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	33	33	35	43	43	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Wed	33	33	35	41	42	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	42	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	40	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33