Best Time to Drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Anaheim

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 7% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	36	41	50	50	43	43	45	45	47	48	62	70	65	60	45	39	36
Tue	35	40	57	56	46	46	45	44	45	53	68	77	73	64	51	42	35
Wed	35	40	59	55	48	45	44	44	47	52	58	60	59	55	48	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	56	47	47	48	49	50	58	71	74	73	65	49	42	37
Fri	35	39	48	50	46	44	44	46	54	66	73	73	73	64	49	44	37
Sat	35	37	38	38	41	43	45	46	49	53	54	53	53	50	45	45	38
Sun	35	36	37	37	37	40	43	48	48	51	48	49	47	47	46	46	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Anaheim (via I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Anaheim?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Cañada Flintridge to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	50	43	43	45	45	47	48	62	70	65	60	45	39	36
Tue	35	40	57	56	46	46	45	44	45	53	68	77	73	64	51	42	35
Wed	35	40	59	55	48	45	44	44	47	52	58	60	59	55	48	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	56	47	47	48	49	50	58	71	74	73	65	49	42	37
Fri	35	39	48	50	46	44	44	46	54	66	73	73	73	64	49	44	37
Sat	35	37	38	38	41	43	45	46	49	53	54	53	53	50	45	45	38
Sun	35	36	37	37	37	40	43	48	48	51	48	49	47	47	46	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	50	43	43	45	45	47	48	62	70	65	60	45	39	36
Tue	35	40	57	56	46	46	45	44	45	53	68	77	73	64	51	42	35
Wed	35	40	59	55	48	45	44	44	47	52	58	60	59	55	48	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	56	47	47	48	49	50	58	71	74	73	65	49	42	37
Fri	35	39	48	50	46	44	44	46	54	66	73	73	73	64	49	44	37
Sat	35	37	38	38	41	43	45	46	49	53	54	53	53	50	45	45	38
Sun	35	36	37	37	37	40	43	48	48	51	48	49	47	47	46	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	50	43	43	45	45	47	48	62	70	65	60	45	39	36
Tue	35	40	57	56	46	46	45	44	45	53	68	77	73	64	51	42	35
Wed	35	40	59	55	48	45	44	44	47	52	58	60	59	55	48	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	56	47	47	48	49	50	58	71	74	73	65	49	42	37
Fri	35	39	48	50	46	44	44	46	54	66	73	73	73	64	49	44	37
Sat	35	37	38	38	41	43	45	46	49	53	54	53	53	50	45	45	38
Sun	35	36	37	37	37	40	43	48	48	51	48	49	47	47	46	46	38