Best Time to Drive from Laguna Beach to Anaheim

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-5 North and SR-133 North, usually 27 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Laguna Beach 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	26	27	27	31	30	28	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	36	31	28	26
Tue	26	27	28	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	28	27
Wed	26	27	28	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	30	26
Thu	26	27	28	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	35	37	38	36	33	30	27
Fri	26	27	27	29	29	31	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	35	32	30	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	30	27
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	30	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	29	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Laguna Beach to Anaheim (via I-5 North and SR-133 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (33 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Beach to Anaheim?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Beach to Anaheim?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Anaheim to Laguna Beach (return trip) · Laguna Beach to Los Angeles · Laguna Beach to San Diego · Laguna Beach to Santa Monica

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	27	31	30	28	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	36	31	28	26
Tue	26	27	28	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	28	27
Wed	26	27	28	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	30	26
Thu	26	27	28	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	35	37	38	36	33	30	27
Fri	26	27	27	29	29	31	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	35	32	30	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	30	27
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	30	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	29	26

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Tue	26	27	28	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	28	27
Wed	26	27	28	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	30	26
Thu	26	27	28	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	35	37	38	36	33	30	27
Fri	26	27	27	29	29	31	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	35	32	30	26
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	27	31	30	28	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	36	31	28	26
Tue	26	27	28	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	28	27
Wed	26	27	28	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	36	37	39	38	33	30	26
Thu	26	27	28	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	35	37	38	36	33	30	27
Fri	26	27	27	29	29	31	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	35	32	30	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	30	27
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	30	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	29	26