Best Time to Drive from Hawthorne to Anaheim

Right now (8:49 pm PST): about 31 minutes via I-105 East and SR-91 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Hawthorne 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	29	30	36	39	36	35	35	37	38	43	46	46	45	45	37	32	30
Tue	29	30	38	42	40	35	35	36	43	45	47	46	45	44	40	32	30
Wed	29	30	39	41	40	35	35	36	40	47	50	46	47	45	42	33	30
Thu	29	31	38	42	38	35	36	37	40	45	47	46	46	43	37	34	30
Fri	29	30	35	38	36	36	35	39	44	48	49	48	39	39	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	38	41	37	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Hawthorne to Anaheim (via I-105 East and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. 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 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hawthorne to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Hawthorne (return trip) · Hawthorne to Los Angeles · Hawthorne to Irvine · Hawthorne to Hollywood · Hawthorne to Koreatown · Hawthorne to Murrieta · Hawthorne to South Gate · Hawthorne to Mid-City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	39	36	35	35	37	38	43	46	46	45	45	37	32	30
Tue	29	30	38	42	40	35	35	36	43	45	47	46	45	44	40	32	30
Wed	29	30	39	41	40	35	35	36	40	47	50	46	47	45	42	33	30
Thu	29	31	38	42	38	35	36	37	40	45	47	46	46	43	37	34	30
Fri	29	30	35	38	36	36	35	39	44	48	49	48	39	39	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	38	41	37	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	39	36	35	35	37	38	43	46	46	45	45	37	32	30
Tue	29	30	38	42	40	35	35	36	43	45	47	46	45	44	40	32	30
Wed	29	30	39	41	40	35	35	36	40	47	50	46	47	45	42	33	30
Thu	29	31	38	42	38	35	36	37	40	45	47	46	46	43	37	34	30
Fri	29	30	35	38	36	36	35	39	44	48	49	48	39	39	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	38	41	37	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	39	36	35	35	37	38	43	46	46	45	45	37	32	30
Tue	29	30	38	42	40	35	35	36	43	45	47	46	45	44	40	32	30
Wed	29	30	39	41	40	35	35	36	40	47	50	46	47	45	42	33	30
Thu	29	31	38	42	38	35	36	37	40	45	47	46	46	43	37	34	30
Fri	29	30	35	38	36	36	35	39	44	48	49	48	39	39	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	36	38	41	37	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	30