Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim

Right now (10:56 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 38% 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 Rancho Penasquitos 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	77	79	84	92	88	85	86	88	88	90	92	100	98	86	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	94	93	88	86	88	88	91	98	107	104	94	82	80	78
Wed	77	79	85	93	92	90	87	89	87	92	100	108	106	96	85	80	77
Thu	77	79	84	94	90	89	88	88	88	90	100	108	108	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	87	87	87	88	90	94	101	106	108	100	90	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	84	87	93	94	93	93	91	91	87	86	84	81	77
Sun	77	78	77	79	80	85	93	96	98	97	95	93	91	88	84	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 77 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (39 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (38 miles) · SR-56 West in San Diego (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	92	88	85	86	88	88	90	92	100	98	86	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	94	93	88	86	88	88	91	98	107	104	94	82	80	78
Wed	77	79	85	93	92	90	87	89	87	92	100	108	106	96	85	80	77
Thu	77	79	84	94	90	89	88	88	88	90	100	108	108	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	87	87	87	88	90	94	101	106	108	100	90	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	84	87	93	94	93	93	91	91	87	86	84	81	77
Sun	77	78	77	79	80	85	93	96	98	97	95	93	91	88	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	92	88	85	86	88	88	90	92	100	98	86	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	94	93	88	86	88	88	91	98	107	104	94	82	80	78
Wed	77	79	85	93	92	90	87	89	87	92	100	108	106	96	85	80	77
Thu	77	79	84	94	90	89	88	88	88	90	100	108	108	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	87	87	87	88	90	94	101	106	108	100	90	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	84	87	93	94	93	93	91	91	87	86	84	81	77
Sun	77	78	77	79	80	85	93	96	98	97	95	93	91	88	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	92	88	85	86	88	88	90	92	100	98	86	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	94	93	88	86	88	88	91	98	107	104	94	82	80	78
Wed	77	79	85	93	92	90	87	89	87	92	100	108	106	96	85	80	77
Thu	77	79	84	94	90	89	88	88	88	90	100	108	108	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	87	87	87	88	90	94	101	106	108	100	90	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	84	87	93	94	93	93	91	91	87	86	84	81	77
Sun	77	78	77	79	80	85	93	96	98	97	95	93	91	88	84	81	77