Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Castaic

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-5 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Castaic 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	58	69	79	83	83	79	78	76	82	79	81	84	82	75	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	78	86	82	79	74	74	71	75	80	91	93	80	75	66	61
Wed	57	68	76	79	80	76	73	72	72	74	80	84	87	77	71	64	58
Thu	57	68	81	86	85	80	77	77	76	81	96	104	94	81	74	69	60
Fri	59	69	75	77	80	83	82	85	86	85	91	92	88	84	76	71	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	68	84	90	83	85	83	79	80	77	75	75	71	61
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	86	98	104	107	91	83	75	78	76	71	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Anaheim to Castaic (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Castaic 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 Castaic?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Castaic?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (50 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	58	69	79	83	83	79	78	76	82	79	81	84	82	75	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	78	86	82	79	74	74	71	75	80	91	93	80	75	66	61
Wed	57	68	76	79	80	76	73	72	72	74	80	84	87	77	71	64	58
Thu	57	68	81	86	85	80	77	77	76	81	96	104	94	81	74	69	60
Fri	59	69	75	77	80	83	82	85	86	85	91	92	88	84	76	71	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	68	84	90	83	85	83	79	80	77	75	75	71	61
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	86	98	104	107	91	83	75	78	76	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	69	79	83	83	79	78	76	82	79	81	84	82	75	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	78	86	82	79	74	74	71	75	80	91	93	80	75	66	61
Wed	57	68	76	79	80	76	73	72	72	74	80	84	87	77	71	64	58
Thu	57	68	81	86	85	80	77	77	76	81	96	104	94	81	74	69	60
Fri	59	69	75	77	80	83	82	85	86	85	91	92	88	84	76	71	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	68	84	90	83	85	83	79	80	77	75	75	71	61
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	86	98	104	107	91	83	75	78	76	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	69	79	83	83	79	78	76	82	79	81	84	82	75	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	78	86	82	79	74	74	71	75	80	91	93	80	75	66	61
Wed	57	68	76	79	80	76	73	72	72	74	80	84	87	77	71	64	58
Thu	57	68	81	86	85	80	77	77	76	81	96	104	94	81	74	69	60
Fri	59	69	75	77	80	83	82	85	86	85	91	92	88	84	76	71	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	68	84	90	83	85	83	79	80	77	75	75	71	61
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	86	98	104	107	91	83	75	78	76	71	61