Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Hawthorne

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 31 minutes via SR-91 West and I-405 North.

Only 33% 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 Hawthorne 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	30	32	37	39	35	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	32	30	30
Tue	31	37	49	50	45	40	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	35	31	31
Wed	31	36	47	49	44	40	37	37	40	41	44	45	47	45	37	32	31
Thu	31	36	48	48	45	40	38	38	40	41	44	46	47	44	35	32	31
Fri	30	38	47	45	41	38	37	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	36	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	39	38	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Anaheim to Hawthorne (via SR-91 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Hawthorne?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-405 North 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	30	32	37	39	35	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	32	30	30
Tue	31	37	49	50	45	40	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	35	31	31
Wed	31	36	47	49	44	40	37	37	40	41	44	45	47	45	37	32	31
Thu	31	36	48	48	45	40	38	38	40	41	44	46	47	44	35	32	31
Fri	30	38	47	45	41	38	37	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	36	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	39	38	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	37	39	35	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	32	30	30
Tue	31	37	49	50	45	40	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	35	31	31
Wed	31	36	47	49	44	40	37	37	40	41	44	45	47	45	37	32	31
Thu	31	36	48	48	45	40	38	38	40	41	44	46	47	44	35	32	31
Fri	30	38	47	45	41	38	37	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	36	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	39	38	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	37	39	35	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	32	30	30
Tue	31	37	49	50	45	40	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	35	31	31
Wed	31	36	47	49	44	40	37	37	40	41	44	45	47	45	37	32	31
Thu	31	36	48	48	45	40	38	38	40	41	44	46	47	44	35	32	31
Fri	30	38	47	45	41	38	37	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	36	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	39	38	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	31