Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Anaheim

Right now (10:56 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West.

Only 4% 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 Palmdale 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	99	108	109	101	102	109	109	110	116	124	131	125	120	104	101	96	95
Tue	99	114	116	105	108	110	110	112	118	129	135	132	123	110	101	95	93
Wed	98	116	117	108	108	110	111	110	117	119	118	117	113	105	102	97	95
Thu	98	113	119	108	112	115	116	116	124	133	133	131	123	109	102	101	95
Fri	97	108	115	110	109	109	111	118	128	132	132	130	123	108	103	95	94
Sat	95	96	96	100	102	103	106	109	111	111	111	111	109	104	103	97	95
Sun	94	95	95	95	98	101	106	106	108	107	107	105	105	104	104	97	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Palmdale to Anaheim (via I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (61 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 93 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 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	99	108	109	101	102	109	109	110	116	124	131	125	120	104	101	96	95
Tue	99	114	116	105	108	110	110	112	118	129	135	132	123	110	101	95	93
Wed	98	116	117	108	108	110	111	110	117	119	118	117	113	105	102	97	95
Thu	98	113	119	108	112	115	116	116	124	133	133	131	123	109	102	101	95
Fri	97	108	115	110	109	109	111	118	128	132	132	130	123	108	103	95	94
Sat	95	96	96	100	102	103	106	109	111	111	111	111	109	104	103	97	95
Sun	94	95	95	95	98	101	106	106	108	107	107	105	105	104	104	97	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	108	109	101	102	109	109	110	116	124	131	125	120	104	101	96	95
Tue	99	114	116	105	108	110	110	112	118	129	135	132	123	110	101	95	93
Wed	98	116	117	108	108	110	111	110	117	119	118	117	113	105	102	97	95
Thu	98	113	119	108	112	115	116	116	124	133	133	131	123	109	102	101	95
Fri	97	108	115	110	109	109	111	118	128	132	132	130	123	108	103	95	94
Sat	95	96	96	100	102	103	106	109	111	111	111	111	109	104	103	97	95
Sun	94	95	95	95	98	101	106	106	108	107	107	105	105	104	104	97	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	108	109	101	102	109	109	110	116	124	131	125	120	104	101	96	95
Tue	99	114	116	105	108	110	110	112	118	129	135	132	123	110	101	95	93
Wed	98	116	117	108	108	110	111	110	117	119	118	117	113	105	102	97	95
Thu	98	113	119	108	112	115	116	116	124	133	133	131	123	109	102	101	95
Fri	97	108	115	110	109	109	111	118	128	132	132	130	123	108	103	95	94
Sat	95	96	96	100	102	103	106	109	111	111	111	111	109	104	103	97	95
Sun	94	95	95	95	98	101	106	106	108	107	107	105	105	104	104	97	93