Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Monrovia

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 45 at this time.

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

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 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 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 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Monrovia?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays 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	34	43	45	41	38	39	39	39	42	49	49	48	45	37	32	31
Tue	30	36	44	47	42	40	38	39	39	45	52	52	52	48	40	34	31
Wed	30	35	43	45	42	39	38	39	39	43	49	52	52	47	39	34	31
Thu	30	36	45	45	41	40	39	38	41	46	52	52	53	48	38	34	31
Fri	30	34	40	40	39	39	40	41	47	49	54	50	49	45	39	35	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	35	37	38	38	40	41	42	41	38	36	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	34	37	37	38	37	36	35	34	34	35	31

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

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