Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Altadena

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North and I-210 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 32% 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	65	67	58	51	51	50	51	58	69	71	66	58	48	43	41
Tue	40	48	69	70	60	55	51	50	53	64	74	75	74	65	53	45	41
Wed	40	48	68	68	60	53	51	51	54	62	78	77	75	64	51	45	41
Thu	40	47	65	66	57	54	51	51	57	66	76	77	77	62	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	56	56	53	52	53	59	69	75	82	78	71	62	52	46	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	49	50	52	54	56	55	53	50	46	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	46	47	49	48	46	46	45	45	45	42

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 (56 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	65	67	58	51	51	50	51	58	69	71	66	58	48	43	41
Tue	40	48	69	70	60	55	51	50	53	64	74	75	74	65	53	45	41
Wed	40	48	68	68	60	53	51	51	54	62	78	77	75	64	51	45	41
Thu	40	47	65	66	57	54	51	51	57	66	76	77	77	62	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	56	56	53	52	53	59	69	75	82	78	71	62	52	46	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	49	50	52	54	56	55	53	50	46	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	46	47	49	48	46	46	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	65	67	58	51	51	50	51	58	69	71	66	58	48	43	41
Tue	40	48	69	70	60	55	51	50	53	64	74	75	74	65	53	45	41
Wed	40	48	68	68	60	53	51	51	54	62	78	77	75	64	51	45	41
Thu	40	47	65	66	57	54	51	51	57	66	76	77	77	62	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	56	56	53	52	53	59	69	75	82	78	71	62	52	46	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	49	50	52	54	56	55	53	50	46	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	46	47	49	48	46	46	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	65	67	58	51	51	50	51	58	69	71	66	58	48	43	41
Tue	40	48	69	70	60	55	51	50	53	64	74	75	74	65	53	45	41
Wed	40	48	68	68	60	53	51	51	54	62	78	77	75	64	51	45	41
Thu	40	47	65	66	57	54	51	51	57	66	76	77	77	62	50	44	41
Fri	40	46	56	56	53	52	53	59	69	75	82	78	71	62	52	46	42
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	49	50	52	54	56	55	53	50	46	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	46	47	49	48	46	46	45	45	45	42