Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Anaheim

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 68 at this time.

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 Woodland Hills 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	47	52	59	57	54	54	56	62	64	75	99	102	96	82	69	52	46
Tue	45	53	64	63	55	55	58	59	61	80	105	104	95	84	74	59	46
Wed	45	53	67	63	55	55	56	57	60	73	84	94	103	81	68	60	46
Thu	45	55	65	63	55	58	61	62	65	82	108	120	112	88	70	59	48
Fri	45	50	60	60	57	56	60	68	75	104	114	117	114	95	70	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	53	54	61	60	70	74	78	69	68	61	58	57	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	52	55	57	58	61	67	71	66	64	58	58	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Anaheim (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Anaheim?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 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 Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	59	57	54	54	56	62	64	75	99	102	96	82	69	52	46
Tue	45	53	64	63	55	55	58	59	61	80	105	104	95	84	74	59	46
Wed	45	53	67	63	55	55	56	57	60	73	84	94	103	81	68	60	46
Thu	45	55	65	63	55	58	61	62	65	82	108	120	112	88	70	59	48
Fri	45	50	60	60	57	56	60	68	75	104	114	117	114	95	70	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	53	54	61	60	70	74	78	69	68	61	58	57	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	52	55	57	58	61	67	71	66	64	58	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	59	57	54	54	56	62	64	75	99	102	96	82	69	52	46
Tue	45	53	64	63	55	55	58	59	61	80	105	104	95	84	74	59	46
Wed	45	53	67	63	55	55	56	57	60	73	84	94	103	81	68	60	46
Thu	45	55	65	63	55	58	61	62	65	82	108	120	112	88	70	59	48
Fri	45	50	60	60	57	56	60	68	75	104	114	117	114	95	70	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	53	54	61	60	70	74	78	69	68	61	58	57	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	52	55	57	58	61	67	71	66	64	58	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	59	57	54	54	56	62	64	75	99	102	96	82	69	52	46
Tue	45	53	64	63	55	55	58	59	61	80	105	104	95	84	74	59	46
Wed	45	53	67	63	55	55	56	57	60	73	84	94	103	81	68	60	46
Thu	45	55	65	63	55	58	61	62	65	82	108	120	112	88	70	59	48
Fri	45	50	60	60	57	56	60	68	75	104	114	117	114	95	70	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	53	54	61	60	70	74	78	69	68	61	58	57	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	52	55	57	58	61	67	71	66	64	58	58	49