Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Altadena

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North and I-210 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Anaheim to Altadena 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	40	46	62	63	57	52	51	50	52	59	69	70	64	56	47	42	41
Tue	40	48	66	67	58	54	51	51	54	64	73	74	72	62	51	44	41
Wed	40	48	66	66	59	53	51	52	56	64	75	76	74	63	51	44	41
Thu	40	49	67	67	58	54	51	52	56	67	78	77	76	63	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	57	56	54	52	53	59	70	76	82	75	70	61	51	45	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	47	50	52	55	57	59	57	56	50	46	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	48	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Anaheim to Altadena (via I-605 North and I-5 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Altadena 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 Anaheim to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Altadena?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	40	46	62	63	57	52	51	50	52	59	69	70	64	56	47	42	41
Tue	40	48	66	67	58	54	51	51	54	64	73	74	72	62	51	44	41
Wed	40	48	66	66	59	53	51	52	56	64	75	76	74	63	51	44	41
Thu	40	49	67	67	58	54	51	52	56	67	78	77	76	63	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	57	56	54	52	53	59	70	76	82	75	70	61	51	45	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	47	50	52	55	57	59	57	56	50	46	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	48	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	62	63	57	52	51	50	52	59	69	70	64	56	47	42	41
Tue	40	48	66	67	58	54	51	51	54	64	73	74	72	62	51	44	41
Wed	40	48	66	66	59	53	51	52	56	64	75	76	74	63	51	44	41
Thu	40	49	67	67	58	54	51	52	56	67	78	77	76	63	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	57	56	54	52	53	59	70	76	82	75	70	61	51	45	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	47	50	52	55	57	59	57	56	50	46	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	48	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	62	63	57	52	51	50	52	59	69	70	64	56	47	42	41
Tue	40	48	66	67	58	54	51	51	54	64	73	74	72	62	51	44	41
Wed	40	48	66	66	59	53	51	52	56	64	75	76	74	63	51	44	41
Thu	40	49	67	67	58	54	51	52	56	67	78	77	76	63	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	57	56	54	52	53	59	70	76	82	75	70	61	51	45	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	47	50	52	55	57	59	57	56	50	46	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	48	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	41