Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Monrovia

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Monrovia 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	35	43	44	40	38	38	38	39	42	49	51	50	46	38	33	31
Tue	30	36	44	46	41	40	38	38	39	45	53	53	54	50	41	35	31
Wed	30	35	43	44	42	38	38	38	38	42	50	51	53	48	40	34	31
Thu	30	35	43	43	40	39	39	38	41	48	51	52	54	47	39	34	31
Fri	30	34	40	39	39	39	39	40	46	48	53	50	49	46	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Anaheim to Monrovia (via I-605 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Monrovia 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 Monrovia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Monrovia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 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 (2 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	35	43	44	40	38	38	38	39	42	49	51	50	46	38	33	31
Tue	30	36	44	46	41	40	38	38	39	45	53	53	54	50	41	35	31
Wed	30	35	43	44	42	38	38	38	38	42	50	51	53	48	40	34	31
Thu	30	35	43	43	40	39	39	38	41	48	51	52	54	47	39	34	31
Fri	30	34	40	39	39	39	39	40	46	48	53	50	49	46	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	43	44	40	38	38	38	39	42	49	51	50	46	38	33	31
Tue	30	36	44	46	41	40	38	38	39	45	53	53	54	50	41	35	31
Wed	30	35	43	44	42	38	38	38	38	42	50	51	53	48	40	34	31
Thu	30	35	43	43	40	39	39	38	41	48	51	52	54	47	39	34	31
Fri	30	34	40	39	39	39	39	40	46	48	53	50	49	46	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	43	44	40	38	38	38	39	42	49	51	50	46	38	33	31
Tue	30	36	44	46	41	40	38	38	39	45	53	53	54	50	41	35	31
Wed	30	35	43	44	42	38	38	38	38	42	50	51	53	48	40	34	31
Thu	30	35	43	43	40	39	39	38	41	48	51	52	54	47	39	34	31
Fri	30	34	40	39	39	39	39	40	46	48	53	50	49	46	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	32