Best Time to Drive from Castaic to Anaheim

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-5 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 20% 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	61	78	96	91	75	74	72	73	74	83	91	94	90	80	67	62	59
Tue	57	89	116	112	85	76	72	72	74	88	98	102	96	86	71	64	59
Wed	57	74	88	92	86	73	72	71	74	81	89	90	86	80	71	65	59
Thu	59	82	115	98	81	77	76	76	79	93	100	103	101	88	68	67	60
Fri	58	72	80	80	75	72	74	79	91	101	99	99	101	84	72	68	62
Sat	59	63	64	67	71	72	73	77	84	83	83	79	80	75	70	68	59
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	70	74	76	77	75	75	72	74	71	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 116 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (85 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 116 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 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (55 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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More drives

Anaheim to Castaic (return trip) · Castaic to Los Angeles · Castaic to Long Beach · Castaic to Bakersfield

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	96	91	75	74	72	73	74	83	91	94	90	80	67	62	59
Tue	57	89	116	112	85	76	72	72	74	88	98	102	96	86	71	64	59
Wed	57	74	88	92	86	73	72	71	74	81	89	90	86	80	71	65	59
Thu	59	82	115	98	81	77	76	76	79	93	100	103	101	88	68	67	60
Fri	58	72	80	80	75	72	74	79	91	101	99	99	101	84	72	68	62
Sat	59	63	64	67	71	72	73	77	84	83	83	79	80	75	70	68	59
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	70	74	76	77	75	75	72	74	71	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	96	91	75	74	72	73	74	83	91	94	90	80	67	62	59
Tue	57	89	116	112	85	76	72	72	74	88	98	102	96	86	71	64	59
Wed	57	74	88	92	86	73	72	71	74	81	89	90	86	80	71	65	59
Thu	59	82	115	98	81	77	76	76	79	93	100	103	101	88	68	67	60
Fri	58	72	80	80	75	72	74	79	91	101	99	99	101	84	72	68	62
Sat	59	63	64	67	71	72	73	77	84	83	83	79	80	75	70	68	59
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	70	74	76	77	75	75	72	74	71	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	96	91	75	74	72	73	74	83	91	94	90	80	67	62	59
Tue	57	89	116	112	85	76	72	72	74	88	98	102	96	86	71	64	59
Wed	57	74	88	92	86	73	72	71	74	81	89	90	86	80	71	65	59
Thu	59	82	115	98	81	77	76	76	79	93	100	103	101	88	68	67	60
Fri	58	72	80	80	75	72	74	79	91	101	99	99	101	84	72	68	62
Sat	59	63	64	67	71	72	73	77	84	83	83	79	80	75	70	68	59
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	66	70	74	76	77	75	75	72	74	71	70	61