Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Los Angeles (via I-5 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Yorba Linda

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.1 miles: 1 to 2 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Yorba Linda to Los Angeles 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	33	41	47	50	47	44	43	41	41	41	44	43	43	38	34	33	32
Tue	33	42	51	53	48	45	43	41	40	41	43	45	46	40	35	33	33
Wed	33	42	51	53	51	45	43	42	41	42	45	47	46	42	36	33	33
Thu	33	42	52	53	49	46	45	42	41	42	45	48	47	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	39	44	46	45	45	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	48	40	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	38	41	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	43	39	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	34

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 Yorba Linda to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Los Angeles?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Los Angeles to Yorba Linda (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	50	47	44	43	41	41	41	44	43	43	38	34	33	32
Tue	33	42	51	53	48	45	43	41	40	41	43	45	46	40	35	33	33
Wed	33	42	51	53	51	45	43	42	41	42	45	47	46	42	36	33	33
Thu	33	42	52	53	49	46	45	42	41	42	45	48	47	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	39	44	46	45	45	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	48	40	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	38	41	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	43	39	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	50	47	44	43	41	41	41	44	43	43	38	34	33	32
Tue	33	42	51	53	48	45	43	41	40	41	43	45	46	40	35	33	33
Wed	33	42	51	53	51	45	43	42	41	42	45	47	46	42	36	33	33
Thu	33	42	52	53	49	46	45	42	41	42	45	48	47	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	39	44	46	45	45	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	48	40	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	38	41	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	43	39	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	50	47	44	43	41	41	41	44	43	43	38	34	33	32
Tue	33	42	51	53	48	45	43	41	40	41	43	45	46	40	35	33	33
Wed	33	42	51	53	51	45	43	42	41	42	45	47	46	42	36	33	33
Thu	33	42	52	53	49	46	45	42	41	42	45	48	47	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	39	44	46	45	45	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	48	40	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	38	41	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	43	39	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	34