Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Anaheim
Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 North, usually 34 at this time.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
| Tue | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
| Wed | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 22 |
| Thu | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Fri | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
| Sat | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
| Sun | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Lake Forest to Anaheim (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 36 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 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (29 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest to Anaheim?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Anaheim?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Anaheim?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (19 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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