Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda

Right now (8:20 am PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Los Angeles to Yorba Linda 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	33	37	43	45	39	38	43	42	45	44	61	70	67	58	45	36	33
Tue	32	35	49	52	42	39	40	42	44	49	63	69	68	61	49	39	33
Wed	32	35	47	50	43	39	40	42	43	47	53	63	56	49	44	38	33
Thu	32	35	47	52	42	42	45	46	50	49	65	70	71	64	50	38	35
Fri	32	35	45	46	45	42	42	44	50	60	68	70	66	61	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	39	39	41	42	43	45	48	46	43	41	39	38	35
Sun	33	33	32	34	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	40	40	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Yorba Linda 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 Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	43	45	39	38	43	42	45	44	61	70	67	58	45	36	33
Tue	32	35	49	52	42	39	40	42	44	49	63	69	68	61	49	39	33
Wed	32	35	47	50	43	39	40	42	43	47	53	63	56	49	44	38	33
Thu	32	35	47	52	42	42	45	46	50	49	65	70	71	64	50	38	35
Fri	32	35	45	46	45	42	42	44	50	60	68	70	66	61	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	39	39	41	42	43	45	48	46	43	41	39	38	35
Sun	33	33	32	34	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	40	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	43	45	39	38	43	42	45	44	61	70	67	58	45	36	33
Tue	32	35	49	52	42	39	40	42	44	49	63	69	68	61	49	39	33
Wed	32	35	47	50	43	39	40	42	43	47	53	63	56	49	44	38	33
Thu	32	35	47	52	42	42	45	46	50	49	65	70	71	64	50	38	35
Fri	32	35	45	46	45	42	42	44	50	60	68	70	66	61	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	39	39	41	42	43	45	48	46	43	41	39	38	35
Sun	33	33	32	34	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	40	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	43	45	39	38	43	42	45	44	61	70	67	58	45	36	33
Tue	32	35	49	52	42	39	40	42	44	49	63	69	68	61	49	39	33
Wed	32	35	47	50	43	39	40	42	43	47	53	63	56	49	44	38	33
Thu	32	35	47	52	42	42	45	46	50	49	65	70	71	64	50	38	35
Fri	32	35	45	46	45	42	42	44	50	60	68	70	66	61	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	39	39	41	42	43	45	48	46	43	41	39	38	35
Sun	33	33	32	34	34	38	38	41	42	43	43	42	41	40	40	38	35