Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 1% 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 East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda 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	30	33	39	42	36	34	37	38	40	37	49	59	56	50	43	32	30
Tue	29	31	46	49	39	35	35	37	39	42	54	58	61	53	45	36	30
Wed	29	31	44	47	40	36	36	37	37	41	46	50	50	41	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	43	49	39	37	39	40	43	41	53	58	56	54	45	34	31
Fri	29	31	39	40	38	37	36	38	42	50	57	59	56	52	42	35	31
Sat	30	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	38	42	41	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles to central Yorba Linda 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 East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	42	36	34	37	38	40	37	49	59	56	50	43	32	30
Tue	29	31	46	49	39	35	35	37	39	42	54	58	61	53	45	36	30
Wed	29	31	44	47	40	36	36	37	37	41	46	50	50	41	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	43	49	39	37	39	40	43	41	53	58	56	54	45	34	31
Fri	29	31	39	40	38	37	36	38	42	50	57	59	56	52	42	35	31
Sat	30	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	38	42	41	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	42	36	34	37	38	40	37	49	59	56	50	43	32	30
Tue	29	31	46	49	39	35	35	37	39	42	54	58	61	53	45	36	30
Wed	29	31	44	47	40	36	36	37	37	41	46	50	50	41	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	43	49	39	37	39	40	43	41	53	58	56	54	45	34	31
Fri	29	31	39	40	38	37	36	38	42	50	57	59	56	52	42	35	31
Sat	30	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	38	42	41	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	42	36	34	37	38	40	37	49	59	56	50	43	32	30
Tue	29	31	46	49	39	35	35	37	39	42	54	58	61	53	45	36	30
Wed	29	31	44	47	40	36	36	37	37	41	46	50	50	41	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	43	49	39	37	39	40	43	41	53	58	56	54	45	34	31
Fri	29	31	39	40	38	37	36	38	42	50	57	59	56	52	42	35	31
Sat	30	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	38	42	41	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	31