Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 3% 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 36-mile drive from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Yorba Linda to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.7 miles: 2 to 3 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Yorba Linda 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 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	36	43	46	42	41	42	42	44	47	55	59	59	51	41	35	33
Tue	33	36	46	49	43	42	41	42	44	48	56	61	62	54	44	36	33
Wed	33	36	45	48	44	42	42	43	45	49	57	62	63	55	44	37	34
Thu	33	36	46	50	44	43	44	44	47	50	59	63	64	57	46	38	34
Fri	33	36	42	46	44	43	44	46	50	57	62	64	62	56	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	47	48	47	47	43	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	37	39	40	42	42	43	42	41	39	38	38	34

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 65 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 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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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	36	43	46	42	41	42	42	44	47	55	59	59	51	41	35	33
Tue	33	36	46	49	43	42	41	42	44	48	56	61	62	54	44	36	33
Wed	33	36	45	48	44	42	42	43	45	49	57	62	63	55	44	37	34
Thu	33	36	46	50	44	43	44	44	47	50	59	63	64	57	46	38	34
Fri	33	36	42	46	44	43	44	46	50	57	62	64	62	56	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	47	48	47	47	43	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	37	39	40	42	42	43	42	41	39	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	43	46	42	41	42	42	44	47	55	59	59	51	41	35	33
Tue	33	36	46	49	43	42	41	42	44	48	56	61	62	54	44	36	33
Wed	33	36	45	48	44	42	42	43	45	49	57	62	63	55	44	37	34
Thu	33	36	46	50	44	43	44	44	47	50	59	63	64	57	46	38	34
Fri	33	36	42	46	44	43	44	46	50	57	62	64	62	56	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	47	48	47	47	43	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	37	39	40	42	42	43	42	41	39	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	43	46	42	41	42	42	44	47	55	59	59	51	41	35	33
Tue	33	36	46	49	43	42	41	42	44	48	56	61	62	54	44	36	33
Wed	33	36	45	48	44	42	42	43	45	49	57	62	63	55	44	37	34
Thu	33	36	46	50	44	43	44	44	47	50	59	63	64	57	46	38	34
Fri	33	36	42	46	44	43	44	46	50	57	62	64	62	56	46	39	35
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	47	48	47	47	43	39	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	37	39	40	42	42	43	42	41	39	38	38	34