Best Time to Drive from Canoga Park to Anaheim

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Canoga Park 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	49	55	62	60	57	56	60	65	66	79	103	106	99	85	71	54	48
Tue	47	56	66	66	58	58	60	62	65	84	109	107	100	87	77	61	48
Wed	47	56	70	66	58	57	59	61	63	77	88	99	105	84	71	61	48
Thu	47	57	68	67	59	61	64	66	69	87	112	123	114	91	73	61	50
Fri	47	53	63	63	60	59	63	70	79	110	119	120	117	98	72	61	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	56	56	64	64	74	77	82	73	71	64	60	60	50
Sun	47	48	47	49	51	55	57	60	61	65	71	73	69	66	61	61	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Canoga Park to Anaheim (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canoga Park 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 Canoga Park to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canoga Park to Anaheim?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canoga Park to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Canoga Park (return trip) · Canoga Park to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	62	60	57	56	60	65	66	79	103	106	99	85	71	54	48
Tue	47	56	66	66	58	58	60	62	65	84	109	107	100	87	77	61	48
Wed	47	56	70	66	58	57	59	61	63	77	88	99	105	84	71	61	48
Thu	47	57	68	67	59	61	64	66	69	87	112	123	114	91	73	61	50
Fri	47	53	63	63	60	59	63	70	79	110	119	120	117	98	72	61	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	56	56	64	64	74	77	82	73	71	64	60	60	50
Sun	47	48	47	49	51	55	57	60	61	65	71	73	69	66	61	61	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	62	60	57	56	60	65	66	79	103	106	99	85	71	54	48
Tue	47	56	66	66	58	58	60	62	65	84	109	107	100	87	77	61	48
Wed	47	56	70	66	58	57	59	61	63	77	88	99	105	84	71	61	48
Thu	47	57	68	67	59	61	64	66	69	87	112	123	114	91	73	61	50
Fri	47	53	63	63	60	59	63	70	79	110	119	120	117	98	72	61	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	56	56	64	64	74	77	82	73	71	64	60	60	50
Sun	47	48	47	49	51	55	57	60	61	65	71	73	69	66	61	61	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	62	60	57	56	60	65	66	79	103	106	99	85	71	54	48
Tue	47	56	66	66	58	58	60	62	65	84	109	107	100	87	77	61	48
Wed	47	56	70	66	58	57	59	61	63	77	88	99	105	84	71	61	48
Thu	47	57	68	67	59	61	64	66	69	87	112	123	114	91	73	61	50
Fri	47	53	63	63	60	59	63	70	79	110	119	120	117	98	72	61	50
Sat	48	48	50	52	56	56	64	64	74	77	82	73	71	64	60	60	50
Sun	47	48	47	49	51	55	57	60	61	65	71	73	69	66	61	61	51