Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Glendale

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 9% 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	46	56	60	60	52	50	49	51	52	54	55	52	47	41	35	34
Tue	33	46	55	64	61	56	51	50	48	52	56	58	56	49	44	36	33
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	55	51	49	48	50	55	58	56	50	45	38	34
Thu	33	44	54	59	59	53	51	49	50	53	57	61	59	51	47	41	34
Fri	33	44	51	55	53	52	51	52	54	56	61	58	59	54	49	43	35
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	50	56	52	55	54	55	55	54	52	53	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	40	46	49	52	53	56	53	50	50	47	44	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Anaheim to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 64 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (57 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 33 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 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	46	56	60	60	52	50	49	51	52	54	55	52	47	41	35	34
Tue	33	46	55	64	61	56	51	50	48	52	56	58	56	49	44	36	33
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	55	51	49	48	50	55	58	56	50	45	38	34
Thu	33	44	54	59	59	53	51	49	50	53	57	61	59	51	47	41	34
Fri	33	44	51	55	53	52	51	52	54	56	61	58	59	54	49	43	35
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	50	56	52	55	54	55	55	54	52	53	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	40	46	49	52	53	56	53	50	50	47	44	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	60	60	52	50	49	51	52	54	55	52	47	41	35	34
Tue	33	46	55	64	61	56	51	50	48	52	56	58	56	49	44	36	33
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	55	51	49	48	50	55	58	56	50	45	38	34
Thu	33	44	54	59	59	53	51	49	50	53	57	61	59	51	47	41	34
Fri	33	44	51	55	53	52	51	52	54	56	61	58	59	54	49	43	35
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	50	56	52	55	54	55	55	54	52	53	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	40	46	49	52	53	56	53	50	50	47	44	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	60	60	52	50	49	51	52	54	55	52	47	41	35	34
Tue	33	46	55	64	61	56	51	50	48	52	56	58	56	49	44	36	33
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	55	51	49	48	50	55	58	56	50	45	38	34
Thu	33	44	54	59	59	53	51	49	50	53	57	61	59	51	47	41	34
Fri	33	44	51	55	53	52	51	52	54	56	61	58	59	54	49	43	35
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	50	56	52	55	54	55	55	54	52	53	44	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	40	46	49	52	53	56	53	50	50	47	44	36