Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East and I-10 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Mid-City 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	39	44	54	53	46	46	52	50	54	55	75	84	78	70	49	42	39
Tue	38	42	60	61	48	46	48	51	54	60	76	85	82	74	57	45	39
Wed	38	41	58	58	49	46	48	51	52	57	65	74	70	62	54	45	39
Thu	38	42	60	61	49	50	53	55	60	64	82	84	86	75	57	44	41
Fri	38	41	54	54	52	50	51	55	62	75	84	84	81	73	54	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	47	47	51	52	53	56	58	55	52	50	46	45	42
Sun	38	39	38	40	40	47	47	52	52	54	52	51	50	47	48	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Mid-City to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 87 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Yorba Linda?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 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	39	44	54	53	46	46	52	50	54	55	75	84	78	70	49	42	39
Tue	38	42	60	61	48	46	48	51	54	60	76	85	82	74	57	45	39
Wed	38	41	58	58	49	46	48	51	52	57	65	74	70	62	54	45	39
Thu	38	42	60	61	49	50	53	55	60	64	82	84	86	75	57	44	41
Fri	38	41	54	54	52	50	51	55	62	75	84	84	81	73	54	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	47	47	51	52	53	56	58	55	52	50	46	45	42
Sun	38	39	38	40	40	47	47	52	52	54	52	51	50	47	48	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	54	53	46	46	52	50	54	55	75	84	78	70	49	42	39
Tue	38	42	60	61	48	46	48	51	54	60	76	85	82	74	57	45	39
Wed	38	41	58	58	49	46	48	51	52	57	65	74	70	62	54	45	39
Thu	38	42	60	61	49	50	53	55	60	64	82	84	86	75	57	44	41
Fri	38	41	54	54	52	50	51	55	62	75	84	84	81	73	54	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	47	47	51	52	53	56	58	55	52	50	46	45	42
Sun	38	39	38	40	40	47	47	52	52	54	52	51	50	47	48	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	54	53	46	46	52	50	54	55	75	84	78	70	49	42	39
Tue	38	42	60	61	48	46	48	51	54	60	76	85	82	74	57	45	39
Wed	38	41	58	58	49	46	48	51	52	57	65	74	70	62	54	45	39
Thu	38	42	60	61	49	50	53	55	60	64	82	84	86	75	57	44	41
Fri	38	41	54	54	52	50	51	55	62	75	84	84	81	73	54	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	47	47	51	52	53	56	58	55	52	50	46	45	42
Sun	38	39	38	40	40	47	47	52	52	54	52	51	50	47	48	46	42