Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Los Angeles

Right now (10:19 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-5 North.

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 La Habra to Los Angeles 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	28	32	36	41	36	32	32	32	32	32	33	31	32	29	29	28	27
Tue	27	33	39	46	39	34	32	32	32	32	32	34	34	31	30	28	28
Wed	27	32	37	43	38	33	32	32	31	30	34	35	35	33	29	28	28
Thu	27	33	39	46	38	35	34	33	32	32	35	37	37	32	30	29	28
Fri	27	32	33	34	33	33	33	32	34	35	37	36	38	39	32	29	28
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	31	32	32	33	31	30	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from La Habra to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Habra to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Los Angeles?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (8 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	41	36	32	32	32	32	32	33	31	32	29	29	28	27
Tue	27	33	39	46	39	34	32	32	32	32	32	34	34	31	30	28	28
Wed	27	32	37	43	38	33	32	32	31	30	34	35	35	33	29	28	28
Thu	27	33	39	46	38	35	34	33	32	32	35	37	37	32	30	29	28
Fri	27	32	33	34	33	33	33	32	34	35	37	36	38	39	32	29	28
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	31	32	32	33	31	30	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	41	36	32	32	32	32	32	33	31	32	29	29	28	27
Tue	27	33	39	46	39	34	32	32	32	32	32	34	34	31	30	28	28
Wed	27	32	37	43	38	33	32	32	31	30	34	35	35	33	29	28	28
Thu	27	33	39	46	38	35	34	33	32	32	35	37	37	32	30	29	28
Fri	27	32	33	34	33	33	33	32	34	35	37	36	38	39	32	29	28
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	31	32	32	33	31	30	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	41	36	32	32	32	32	32	33	31	32	29	29	28	27
Tue	27	33	39	46	39	34	32	32	32	32	32	34	34	31	30	28	28
Wed	27	32	37	43	38	33	32	32	31	30	34	35	35	33	29	28	28
Thu	27	33	39	46	38	35	34	33	32	32	35	37	37	32	30	29	28
Fri	27	32	33	34	33	33	33	32	34	35	37	36	38	39	32	29	28
Sat	27	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	31	32	32	33	31	30	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	32	29