Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Glendale

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Anaheim 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	33	45	56	61	59	53	50	50	51	51	54	56	53	48	42	35	34
Tue	33	45	55	62	60	56	49	49	48	52	55	57	55	50	45	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	57	60	53	50	48	48	50	56	58	57	52	46	39	34
Thu	33	44	53	57	58	53	49	49	51	53	57	61	58	51	47	41	35
Fri	33	43	49	53	53	50	50	50	53	55	58	58	58	55	50	43	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	47	51	49	53	53	54	54	55	52	52	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	45	50	51	53	54	53	51	51	49	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Anaheim to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Anaheim to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	56	61	59	53	50	50	51	51	54	56	53	48	42	35	34
Tue	33	45	55	62	60	56	49	49	48	52	55	57	55	50	45	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	57	60	53	50	48	48	50	56	58	57	52	46	39	34
Thu	33	44	53	57	58	53	49	49	51	53	57	61	58	51	47	41	35
Fri	33	43	49	53	53	50	50	50	53	55	58	58	58	55	50	43	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	47	51	49	53	53	54	54	55	52	52	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	45	50	51	53	54	53	51	51	49	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	56	61	59	53	50	50	51	51	54	56	53	48	42	35	34
Tue	33	45	55	62	60	56	49	49	48	52	55	57	55	50	45	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	57	60	53	50	48	48	50	56	58	57	52	46	39	34
Thu	33	44	53	57	58	53	49	49	51	53	57	61	58	51	47	41	35
Fri	33	43	49	53	53	50	50	50	53	55	58	58	58	55	50	43	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	47	51	49	53	53	54	54	55	52	52	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	45	50	51	53	54	53	51	51	49	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	56	61	59	53	50	50	51	51	54	56	53	48	42	35	34
Tue	33	45	55	62	60	56	49	49	48	52	55	57	55	50	45	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	57	60	53	50	48	48	50	56	58	57	52	46	39	34
Thu	33	44	53	57	58	53	49	49	51	53	57	61	58	51	47	41	35
Fri	33	43	49	53	53	50	50	50	53	55	58	58	58	55	50	43	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	47	51	49	53	53	54	54	55	52	52	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	45	50	51	53	54	53	51	51	49	43	37