Best Time to Drive from Castaic to Anaheim

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Castaic 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	60	77	91	89	75	73	72	73	74	82	91	93	90	80	67	62	60
Tue	57	90	118	113	86	76	72	72	74	87	98	105	97	87	72	64	59
Wed	57	76	92	97	87	73	72	71	74	82	89	89	87	82	72	66	60
Thu	59	81	109	96	82	77	76	76	79	92	99	101	100	89	69	66	60
Fri	58	72	80	79	73	71	73	78	90	100	99	101	101	84	73	68	61
Sat	59	62	64	66	69	71	72	76	81	81	81	78	80	75	70	68	60
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	71	74	75	77	75	75	73	75	72	70	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Castaic to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 central Castaic 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 Castaic to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Castaic to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (55 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 Castaic (return trip) · Castaic to Los Angeles · Castaic to Long Beach · Castaic to Bakersfield · Castaic to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	91	89	75	73	72	73	74	82	91	93	90	80	67	62	60
Tue	57	90	118	113	86	76	72	72	74	87	98	105	97	87	72	64	59
Wed	57	76	92	97	87	73	72	71	74	82	89	89	87	82	72	66	60
Thu	59	81	109	96	82	77	76	76	79	92	99	101	100	89	69	66	60
Fri	58	72	80	79	73	71	73	78	90	100	99	101	101	84	73	68	61
Sat	59	62	64	66	69	71	72	76	81	81	81	78	80	75	70	68	60
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	71	74	75	77	75	75	73	75	72	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	91	89	75	73	72	73	74	82	91	93	90	80	67	62	60
Tue	57	90	118	113	86	76	72	72	74	87	98	105	97	87	72	64	59
Wed	57	76	92	97	87	73	72	71	74	82	89	89	87	82	72	66	60
Thu	59	81	109	96	82	77	76	76	79	92	99	101	100	89	69	66	60
Fri	58	72	80	79	73	71	73	78	90	100	99	101	101	84	73	68	61
Sat	59	62	64	66	69	71	72	76	81	81	81	78	80	75	70	68	60
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	71	74	75	77	75	75	73	75	72	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	91	89	75	73	72	73	74	82	91	93	90	80	67	62	60
Tue	57	90	118	113	86	76	72	72	74	87	98	105	97	87	72	64	59
Wed	57	76	92	97	87	73	72	71	74	82	89	89	87	82	72	66	60
Thu	59	81	109	96	82	77	76	76	79	92	99	101	100	89	69	66	60
Fri	58	72	80	79	73	71	73	78	90	100	99	101	101	84	73	68	61
Sat	59	62	64	66	69	71	72	76	81	81	81	78	80	75	70	68	60
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	71	74	75	77	75	75	73	75	72	70	61