Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Anaheim

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 36% 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	78	84	94	90	85	86	88	88	90	93	100	97	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	78	84	95	94	88	86	88	88	91	99	107	103	93	81	79	78
Wed	77	79	84	94	93	91	87	89	87	93	101	109	106	94	84	79	77
Thu	77	79	83	95	92	90	88	89	88	90	101	109	107	97	85	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	88	88	87	87	90	94	104	111	111	101	88	85	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	79	84	88	96	98	96	97	93	93	88	86	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	96	100	100	100	95	93	91	88	83	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 113 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 (101 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 113 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 113 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 113 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	78	84	94	90	85	86	88	88	90	93	100	97	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	78	84	95	94	88	86	88	88	91	99	107	103	93	81	79	78
Wed	77	79	84	94	93	91	87	89	87	93	101	109	106	94	84	79	77
Thu	77	79	83	95	92	90	88	89	88	90	101	109	107	97	85	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	88	88	87	87	90	94	104	111	111	101	88	85	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	79	84	88	96	98	96	97	93	93	88	86	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	96	100	100	100	95	93	91	88	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	84	94	90	85	86	88	88	90	93	100	97	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	78	84	95	94	88	86	88	88	91	99	107	103	93	81	79	78
Wed	77	79	84	94	93	91	87	89	87	93	101	109	106	94	84	79	77
Thu	77	79	83	95	92	90	88	89	88	90	101	109	107	97	85	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	88	88	87	87	90	94	104	111	111	101	88	85	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	79	84	88	96	98	96	97	93	93	88	86	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	96	100	100	100	95	93	91	88	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	84	94	90	85	86	88	88	90	93	100	97	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	78	84	95	94	88	86	88	88	91	99	107	103	93	81	79	78
Wed	77	79	84	94	93	91	87	89	87	93	101	109	106	94	84	79	77
Thu	77	79	83	95	92	90	88	89	88	90	101	109	107	97	85	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	88	88	87	87	90	94	104	111	111	101	88	85	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	79	84	88	96	98	96	97	93	93	88	86	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	96	100	100	100	95	93	91	88	83	81	77