Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Anaheim

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Monterey Park 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	26	30	37	39	31	29	32	33	36	33	52	57	53	50	38	28	26
Tue	26	29	42	47	34	30	30	32	32	38	49	57	58	54	42	34	26
Wed	25	28	44	47	37	31	30	32	33	41	42	47	47	47	40	31	26
Thu	26	29	41	47	35	33	35	35	40	39	52	54	56	54	41	31	27
Fri	25	28	34	40	36	32	32	32	40	48	53	56	56	53	41	34	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	30	29	31	33	34	40	45	43	37	33	31	30	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	32	32	31	31	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Monterey Park to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 59 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Anaheim?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Monterey Park (return trip) · Monterey Park to Los Angeles · Monterey Park to South Whittier · Monterey Park to Culver City · Monterey Park 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	26	30	37	39	31	29	32	33	36	33	52	57	53	50	38	28	26
Tue	26	29	42	47	34	30	30	32	32	38	49	57	58	54	42	34	26
Wed	25	28	44	47	37	31	30	32	33	41	42	47	47	47	40	31	26
Thu	26	29	41	47	35	33	35	35	40	39	52	54	56	54	41	31	27
Fri	25	28	34	40	36	32	32	32	40	48	53	56	56	53	41	34	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	30	29	31	33	34	40	45	43	37	33	31	30	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	32	32	31	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	37	39	31	29	32	33	36	33	52	57	53	50	38	28	26
Tue	26	29	42	47	34	30	30	32	32	38	49	57	58	54	42	34	26
Wed	25	28	44	47	37	31	30	32	33	41	42	47	47	47	40	31	26
Thu	26	29	41	47	35	33	35	35	40	39	52	54	56	54	41	31	27
Fri	25	28	34	40	36	32	32	32	40	48	53	56	56	53	41	34	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	30	29	31	33	34	40	45	43	37	33	31	30	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	32	32	31	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	37	39	31	29	32	33	36	33	52	57	53	50	38	28	26
Tue	26	29	42	47	34	30	30	32	32	38	49	57	58	54	42	34	26
Wed	25	28	44	47	37	31	30	32	33	41	42	47	47	47	40	31	26
Thu	26	29	41	47	35	33	35	35	40	39	52	54	56	54	41	31	27
Fri	25	28	34	40	36	32	32	32	40	48	53	56	56	53	41	34	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	30	29	31	33	34	40	45	43	37	33	31	30	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	32	32	31	31	27