Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Anaheim

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South, usually 59 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 Monrovia 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	30	33	44	42	37	35	34	34	35	34	49	55	66	55	35	32	31
Tue	30	35	47	46	38	37	35	35	35	35	44	57	69	58	40	34	31
Wed	30	34	49	45	39	38	36	35	36	36	46	53	67	60	42	34	31
Thu	31	35	50	49	40	38	38	37	37	37	57	68	78	65	43	34	31
Fri	31	34	40	38	37	37	35	37	41	52	73	84	81	59	39	35	32
Sat	31	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	39	45	46	40	35	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	33	34	33	34	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Monrovia to Anaheim (via I-605 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Monrovia (return trip) · Monrovia to Los Angeles · Monrovia to Long Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	44	42	37	35	34	34	35	34	49	55	66	55	35	32	31
Tue	30	35	47	46	38	37	35	35	35	35	44	57	69	58	40	34	31
Wed	30	34	49	45	39	38	36	35	36	36	46	53	67	60	42	34	31
Thu	31	35	50	49	40	38	38	37	37	37	57	68	78	65	43	34	31
Fri	31	34	40	38	37	37	35	37	41	52	73	84	81	59	39	35	32
Sat	31	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	39	45	46	40	35	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	33	34	33	34	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	44	42	37	35	34	34	35	34	49	55	66	55	35	32	31
Tue	30	35	47	46	38	37	35	35	35	35	44	57	69	58	40	34	31
Wed	30	34	49	45	39	38	36	35	36	36	46	53	67	60	42	34	31
Thu	31	35	50	49	40	38	38	37	37	37	57	68	78	65	43	34	31
Fri	31	34	40	38	37	37	35	37	41	52	73	84	81	59	39	35	32
Sat	31	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	39	45	46	40	35	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	33	34	33	34	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	44	42	37	35	34	34	35	34	49	55	66	55	35	32	31
Tue	30	35	47	46	38	37	35	35	35	35	44	57	69	58	40	34	31
Wed	30	34	49	45	39	38	36	35	36	36	46	53	67	60	42	34	31
Thu	31	35	50	49	40	38	38	37	37	37	57	68	78	65	43	34	31
Fri	31	34	40	38	37	37	35	37	41	52	73	84	81	59	39	35	32
Sat	31	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	39	45	46	40	35	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	33	34	33	34	35	31