Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from La Habra to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to La Habra

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 11 to 16 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central La Habra to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	35	40	44	39	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	35	32	29	28	28
Tue	28	35	43	49	42	36	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	34	30	28	28
Wed	28	36	44	49	43	37	35	34	34	35	37	37	38	35	30	28	28
Thu	28	36	45	48	42	38	37	36	35	35	37	39	39	35	31	29	28
Fri	28	34	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	41	40	41	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	34	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	32	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	29

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 28 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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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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Los Angeles to La Habra (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	40	44	39	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	35	32	29	28	28
Tue	28	35	43	49	42	36	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	34	30	28	28
Wed	28	36	44	49	43	37	35	34	34	35	37	37	38	35	30	28	28
Thu	28	36	45	48	42	38	37	36	35	35	37	39	39	35	31	29	28
Fri	28	34	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	41	40	41	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	34	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	32	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	40	44	39	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	35	32	29	28	28
Tue	28	35	43	49	42	36	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	34	30	28	28
Wed	28	36	44	49	43	37	35	34	34	35	37	37	38	35	30	28	28
Thu	28	36	45	48	42	38	37	36	35	35	37	39	39	35	31	29	28
Fri	28	34	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	41	40	41	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	34	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	32	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	40	44	39	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	35	32	29	28	28
Tue	28	35	43	49	42	36	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	34	30	28	28
Wed	28	36	44	49	43	37	35	34	34	35	37	37	38	35	30	28	28
Thu	28	36	45	48	42	38	37	36	35	35	37	39	39	35	31	29	28
Fri	28	34	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	41	40	41	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	34	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	32	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	29