Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Anaheim

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Altadena to Anaheim 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	41	45	51	52	48	46	46	46	47	57	79	91	94	66	46	43	42
Tue	41	46	53	55	49	47	46	49	49	56	79	94	96	78	52	45	42
Wed	41	46	55	55	51	49	51	48	50	66	82	93	102	80	55	45	41
Thu	42	46	57	57	53	50	49	49	53	62	98	112	111	85	55	46	42
Fri	41	46	49	49	49	49	48	54	72	99	125	127	105	74	54	48	43
Sat	41	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	51	59	65	69	53	49	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	45	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Altadena to Anaheim (via I-605 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to Disneyland 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 Altadena to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Anaheim?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Altadena (return trip) · Altadena to Los Angeles · Altadena to Long Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	51	52	48	46	46	46	47	57	79	91	94	66	46	43	42
Tue	41	46	53	55	49	47	46	49	49	56	79	94	96	78	52	45	42
Wed	41	46	55	55	51	49	51	48	50	66	82	93	102	80	55	45	41
Thu	42	46	57	57	53	50	49	49	53	62	98	112	111	85	55	46	42
Fri	41	46	49	49	49	49	48	54	72	99	125	127	105	74	54	48	43
Sat	41	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	51	59	65	69	53	49	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	51	52	48	46	46	46	47	57	79	91	94	66	46	43	42
Tue	41	46	53	55	49	47	46	49	49	56	79	94	96	78	52	45	42
Wed	41	46	55	55	51	49	51	48	50	66	82	93	102	80	55	45	41
Thu	42	46	57	57	53	50	49	49	53	62	98	112	111	85	55	46	42
Fri	41	46	49	49	49	49	48	54	72	99	125	127	105	74	54	48	43
Sat	41	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	51	59	65	69	53	49	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	51	52	48	46	46	46	47	57	79	91	94	66	46	43	42
Tue	41	46	53	55	49	47	46	49	49	56	79	94	96	78	52	45	42
Wed	41	46	55	55	51	49	51	48	50	66	82	93	102	80	55	45	41
Thu	42	46	57	57	53	50	49	49	53	62	98	112	111	85	55	46	42
Fri	41	46	49	49	49	49	48	54	72	99	125	127	105	74	54	48	43
Sat	41	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	51	59	65	69	53	49	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	44	45	46	42