Best Time to Drive from LAX to Anaheim

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-105 East and I-5 South, usually 35 at this time.

None 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 LAX 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	31	34	45	48	39	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	32
Tue	31	36	49	53	43	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	33	32	33	32
Wed	31	36	51	54	43	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	33	33	34	32
Thu	31	36	54	55	46	40	40	39	39	34	34	35	35	32	32	33	32
Fri	31	35	40	40	36	35	35	33	34	35	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	34	33	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from LAX to Anaheim (via I-105 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LAX to Anaheim?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (11 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	31	34	45	48	39	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	32
Tue	31	36	49	53	43	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	33	32	33	32
Wed	31	36	51	54	43	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	33	33	34	32
Thu	31	36	54	55	46	40	40	39	39	34	34	35	35	32	32	33	32
Fri	31	35	40	40	36	35	35	33	34	35	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	34	33	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	45	48	39	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	32
Tue	31	36	49	53	43	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	33	32	33	32
Wed	31	36	51	54	43	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	33	33	34	32
Thu	31	36	54	55	46	40	40	39	39	34	34	35	35	32	32	33	32
Fri	31	35	40	40	36	35	35	33	34	35	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	34	33	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	45	48	39	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	32
Tue	31	36	49	53	43	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	33	32	33	32
Wed	31	36	51	54	43	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	33	33	34	32
Thu	31	36	54	55	46	40	40	39	39	34	34	35	35	32	32	33	32
Fri	31	35	40	40	36	35	35	33	34	35	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	34	33	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	32