About ⅓ or a third of the way, you can stop at Buena Park, CA. This is about 13 minutes northwest of Orange.
About ⅔ or two thirds of the way, you can stop at Downey, CA. This is about half an hour northwest of Orange, or about 16 minutes southeast of Los Angeles.
About ¾ or three fourths of the way, you can stop at East Los Angeles, CA. This is about half an hour northwest of Orange, or about 11 minutes southeast of Los Angeles.
If you drive straight through without stopping at all, the total distance is 32 miles. The distances shown above don't include local roads to get into each town, so if you're planning a long road trip, make sure you factor in traffic and road conditions, rest stop breaks, and interesting detours along the way. If you're in a rush, you can do the trip with zero stops, and your total travel time would be around 42 minutes.
