Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Canyon Country

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Canyon Country 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	56	76	80	81	80	74	72	71	74	74	76	78	77	69	63	58	56
Tue	56	78	80	86	80	77	72	71	68	71	76	83	83	71	67	61	57
Wed	56	79	80	80	81	74	70	70	69	70	74	80	82	71	67	60	55
Thu	56	78	79	82	80	76	74	72	72	76	88	95	87	76	70	65	56
Fri	56	72	73	76	75	77	75	78	79	80	86	85	83	79	72	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	59	65	75	82	78	78	77	75	76	74	71	72	67	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	64	73	80	86	87	85	75	70	71	70	68	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Anaheim to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Canyon Country?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 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	56	76	80	81	80	74	72	71	74	74	76	78	77	69	63	58	56
Tue	56	78	80	86	80	77	72	71	68	71	76	83	83	71	67	61	57
Wed	56	79	80	80	81	74	70	70	69	70	74	80	82	71	67	60	55
Thu	56	78	79	82	80	76	74	72	72	76	88	95	87	76	70	65	56
Fri	56	72	73	76	75	77	75	78	79	80	86	85	83	79	72	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	59	65	75	82	78	78	77	75	76	74	71	72	67	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	64	73	80	86	87	85	75	70	71	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	76	80	81	80	74	72	71	74	74	76	78	77	69	63	58	56
Tue	56	78	80	86	80	77	72	71	68	71	76	83	83	71	67	61	57
Wed	56	79	80	80	81	74	70	70	69	70	74	80	82	71	67	60	55
Thu	56	78	79	82	80	76	74	72	72	76	88	95	87	76	70	65	56
Fri	56	72	73	76	75	77	75	78	79	80	86	85	83	79	72	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	59	65	75	82	78	78	77	75	76	74	71	72	67	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	64	73	80	86	87	85	75	70	71	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	76	80	81	80	74	72	71	74	74	76	78	77	69	63	58	56
Tue	56	78	80	86	80	77	72	71	68	71	76	83	83	71	67	61	57
Wed	56	79	80	80	81	74	70	70	69	70	74	80	82	71	67	60	55
Thu	56	78	79	82	80	76	74	72	72	76	88	95	87	76	70	65	56
Fri	56	72	73	76	75	77	75	78	79	80	86	85	83	79	72	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	59	65	75	82	78	78	77	75	76	74	71	72	67	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	64	73	80	86	87	85	75	70	71	70	68	58