Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Los Angeles

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 37 minutes via I-5 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Los Angeles 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	27	31	36	39	35	32	32	31	31	32	34	34	34	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	37	42	35	34	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	32	31	28	27
Wed	27	31	36	38	36	32	31	31	31	30	35	36	37	34	31	29	27
Thu	27	31	36	39	35	33	32	32	31	32	36	39	38	33	31	29	28
Fri	27	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	38	39	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	31	33	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Anaheim to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Los Angeles?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 27 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 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	27	31	36	39	35	32	32	31	31	32	34	34	34	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	37	42	35	34	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	32	31	28	27
Wed	27	31	36	38	36	32	31	31	31	30	35	36	37	34	31	29	27
Thu	27	31	36	39	35	33	32	32	31	32	36	39	38	33	31	29	28
Fri	27	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	38	39	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	31	33	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	36	39	35	32	32	31	31	32	34	34	34	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	37	42	35	34	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	32	31	28	27
Wed	27	31	36	38	36	32	31	31	31	30	35	36	37	34	31	29	27
Thu	27	31	36	39	35	33	32	32	31	32	36	39	38	33	31	29	28
Fri	27	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	38	39	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	31	33	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	36	39	35	32	32	31	31	32	34	34	34	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	37	42	35	34	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	32	31	28	27
Wed	27	31	36	38	36	32	31	31	31	30	35	36	37	34	31	29	27
Thu	27	31	36	39	35	33	32	32	31	32	36	39	38	33	31	29	28
Fri	27	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	38	39	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	31	33	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	32	29