Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Anaheim

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Arcadia to Anaheim 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	31	35	43	41	37	37	36	36	37	39	56	64	77	60	38	33	32
Tue	31	36	45	44	39	38	37	37	36	38	54	68	83	67	46	36	33
Wed	31	36	47	44	39	39	38	37	37	39	52	64	74	64	46	36	32
Thu	32	36	47	46	40	40	40	38	39	43	66	79	84	67	47	36	33
Fri	32	36	40	38	38	39	37	40	43	54	79	93	85	61	43	37	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	46	47	42	38	36	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	35	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Arcadia to Anaheim (via I-605 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to Disneyland 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 Arcadia to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (13 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	41	37	37	36	36	37	39	56	64	77	60	38	33	32
Tue	31	36	45	44	39	38	37	37	36	38	54	68	83	67	46	36	33
Wed	31	36	47	44	39	39	38	37	37	39	52	64	74	64	46	36	32
Thu	32	36	47	46	40	40	40	38	39	43	66	79	84	67	47	36	33
Fri	32	36	40	38	38	39	37	40	43	54	79	93	85	61	43	37	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	46	47	42	38	36	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	41	37	37	36	36	37	39	56	64	77	60	38	33	32
Tue	31	36	45	44	39	38	37	37	36	38	54	68	83	67	46	36	33
Wed	31	36	47	44	39	39	38	37	37	39	52	64	74	64	46	36	32
Thu	32	36	47	46	40	40	40	38	39	43	66	79	84	67	47	36	33
Fri	32	36	40	38	38	39	37	40	43	54	79	93	85	61	43	37	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	46	47	42	38	36	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	41	37	37	36	36	37	39	56	64	77	60	38	33	32
Tue	31	36	45	44	39	38	37	37	36	38	54	68	83	67	46	36	33
Wed	31	36	47	44	39	39	38	37	37	39	52	64	74	64	46	36	32
Thu	32	36	47	46	40	40	40	38	39	43	66	79	84	67	47	36	33
Fri	32	36	40	38	38	39	37	40	43	54	79	93	85	61	43	37	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	46	47	42	38	36	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	35	35	35	32