Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Anaheim

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Valencia 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	57	71	87	84	72	69	68	69	71	79	87	91	87	77	64	59	56
Tue	55	86	124	106	85	75	70	71	72	85	101	103	94	85	69	62	56
Wed	54	71	83	82	80	72	70	70	74	84	89	93	90	83	69	62	55
Thu	57	77	105	98	80	75	71	74	76	91	98	101	102	87	65	63	56
Fri	55	68	78	77	73	69	72	75	89	99	100	97	100	82	69	65	60
Sat	57	59	61	63	68	69	73	75	82	84	84	78	78	73	68	65	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	59	63	66	71	72	74	73	72	69	68	66	67	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Valencia to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 54 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (51 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 Valencia (return trip) · Valencia to Los Angeles · Valencia to Long Beach · Valencia to Bakersfield

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	87	84	72	69	68	69	71	79	87	91	87	77	64	59	56
Tue	55	86	124	106	85	75	70	71	72	85	101	103	94	85	69	62	56
Wed	54	71	83	82	80	72	70	70	74	84	89	93	90	83	69	62	55
Thu	57	77	105	98	80	75	71	74	76	91	98	101	102	87	65	63	56
Fri	55	68	78	77	73	69	72	75	89	99	100	97	100	82	69	65	60
Sat	57	59	61	63	68	69	73	75	82	84	84	78	78	73	68	65	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	59	63	66	71	72	74	73	72	69	68	66	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	87	84	72	69	68	69	71	79	87	91	87	77	64	59	56
Tue	55	86	124	106	85	75	70	71	72	85	101	103	94	85	69	62	56
Wed	54	71	83	82	80	72	70	70	74	84	89	93	90	83	69	62	55
Thu	57	77	105	98	80	75	71	74	76	91	98	101	102	87	65	63	56
Fri	55	68	78	77	73	69	72	75	89	99	100	97	100	82	69	65	60
Sat	57	59	61	63	68	69	73	75	82	84	84	78	78	73	68	65	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	59	63	66	71	72	74	73	72	69	68	66	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	87	84	72	69	68	69	71	79	87	91	87	77	64	59	56
Tue	55	86	124	106	85	75	70	71	72	85	101	103	94	85	69	62	56
Wed	54	71	83	82	80	72	70	70	74	84	89	93	90	83	69	62	55
Thu	57	77	105	98	80	75	71	74	76	91	98	101	102	87	65	63	56
Fri	55	68	78	77	73	69	72	75	89	99	100	97	100	82	69	65	60
Sat	57	59	61	63	68	69	73	75	82	84	84	78	78	73	68	65	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	59	63	66	71	72	74	73	72	69	68	66	67	58