Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Aliso Viejo to Glendale 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	52	68	74	79	76	68	68	69	72	74	77	79	75	69	60	54	52
Tue	52	67	76	81	79	72	68	68	71	75	80	82	78	74	65	54	52
Wed	52	64	72	78	77	71	70	68	70	73	78	83	80	76	66	56	52
Thu	53	64	73	77	76	69	70	70	72	75	81	86	79	73	68	58	52
Fri	52	63	67	71	69	70	70	72	76	78	83	83	81	79	69	61	53
Sat	51	53	55	56	61	68	71	71	74	73	74	75	73	72	71	62	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	61	67	69	72	72	74	69	71	72	70	62	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Glendale 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 Aliso Viejo to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Glendale?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	74	79	76	68	68	69	72	74	77	79	75	69	60	54	52
Tue	52	67	76	81	79	72	68	68	71	75	80	82	78	74	65	54	52
Wed	52	64	72	78	77	71	70	68	70	73	78	83	80	76	66	56	52
Thu	53	64	73	77	76	69	70	70	72	75	81	86	79	73	68	58	52
Fri	52	63	67	71	69	70	70	72	76	78	83	83	81	79	69	61	53
Sat	51	53	55	56	61	68	71	71	74	73	74	75	73	72	71	62	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	61	67	69	72	72	74	69	71	72	70	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	74	79	76	68	68	69	72	74	77	79	75	69	60	54	52
Tue	52	67	76	81	79	72	68	68	71	75	80	82	78	74	65	54	52
Wed	52	64	72	78	77	71	70	68	70	73	78	83	80	76	66	56	52
Thu	53	64	73	77	76	69	70	70	72	75	81	86	79	73	68	58	52
Fri	52	63	67	71	69	70	70	72	76	78	83	83	81	79	69	61	53
Sat	51	53	55	56	61	68	71	71	74	73	74	75	73	72	71	62	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	61	67	69	72	72	74	69	71	72	70	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	74	79	76	68	68	69	72	74	77	79	75	69	60	54	52
Tue	52	67	76	81	79	72	68	68	71	75	80	82	78	74	65	54	52
Wed	52	64	72	78	77	71	70	68	70	73	78	83	80	76	66	56	52
Thu	53	64	73	77	76	69	70	70	72	75	81	86	79	73	68	58	52
Fri	52	63	67	71	69	70	70	72	76	78	83	83	81	79	69	61	53
Sat	51	53	55	56	61	68	71	71	74	73	74	75	73	72	71	62	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	61	67	69	72	72	74	69	71	72	70	62	53