Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Valencia

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Valencia 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	57	69	78	81	83	77	76	74	79	78	80	81	79	72	65	61	58
Tue	57	68	78	85	82	79	74	73	71	74	79	88	90	76	70	64	60
Wed	56	68	76	80	83	76	72	71	71	72	76	82	86	73	70	61	57
Thu	56	68	80	85	84	81	77	76	75	82	100	106	94	81	74	68	58
Fri	57	67	74	76	79	84	83	86	87	86	93	91	87	83	75	69	59
Sat	58	59	61	61	67	83	91	84	85	82	79	80	77	74	74	69	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	68	82	95	102	104	94	83	74	74	73	72	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Anaheim to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 56 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (49 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	78	81	83	77	76	74	79	78	80	81	79	72	65	61	58
Tue	57	68	78	85	82	79	74	73	71	74	79	88	90	76	70	64	60
Wed	56	68	76	80	83	76	72	71	71	72	76	82	86	73	70	61	57
Thu	56	68	80	85	84	81	77	76	75	82	100	106	94	81	74	68	58
Fri	57	67	74	76	79	84	83	86	87	86	93	91	87	83	75	69	59
Sat	58	59	61	61	67	83	91	84	85	82	79	80	77	74	74	69	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	68	82	95	102	104	94	83	74	74	73	72	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	78	81	83	77	76	74	79	78	80	81	79	72	65	61	58
Tue	57	68	78	85	82	79	74	73	71	74	79	88	90	76	70	64	60
Wed	56	68	76	80	83	76	72	71	71	72	76	82	86	73	70	61	57
Thu	56	68	80	85	84	81	77	76	75	82	100	106	94	81	74	68	58
Fri	57	67	74	76	79	84	83	86	87	86	93	91	87	83	75	69	59
Sat	58	59	61	61	67	83	91	84	85	82	79	80	77	74	74	69	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	68	82	95	102	104	94	83	74	74	73	72	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	78	81	83	77	76	74	79	78	80	81	79	72	65	61	58
Tue	57	68	78	85	82	79	74	73	71	74	79	88	90	76	70	64	60
Wed	56	68	76	80	83	76	72	71	71	72	76	82	86	73	70	61	57
Thu	56	68	80	85	84	81	77	76	75	82	100	106	94	81	74	68	58
Fri	57	67	74	76	79	84	83	86	87	86	93	91	87	83	75	69	59
Sat	58	59	61	61	67	83	91	84	85	82	79	80	77	74	74	69	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	68	82	95	102	104	94	83	74	74	73	72	60