Best Time to Drive from Bellflower to Glendale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Bellflower 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	23	32	46	51	49	41	39	39	40	43	45	47	46	39	32	26	24
Tue	23	32	47	59	57	49	42	39	37	44	48	52	51	44	38	28	24
Wed	23	32	46	53	52	47	41	38	37	41	45	45	47	41	38	29	24
Thu	23	32	45	54	53	45	40	40	41	46	50	52	52	44	39	32	25
Fri	24	31	41	46	43	42	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	42	40	34	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	31	38	44	43	46	46	46	48	45	42	42	35	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	36	40	40	41	42	37	37	35	33	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Bellflower to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bellflower 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 Bellflower to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 23 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bellflower to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Glendale to Bellflower (return trip) · Bellflower to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	46	51	49	41	39	39	40	43	45	47	46	39	32	26	24
Tue	23	32	47	59	57	49	42	39	37	44	48	52	51	44	38	28	24
Wed	23	32	46	53	52	47	41	38	37	41	45	45	47	41	38	29	24
Thu	23	32	45	54	53	45	40	40	41	46	50	52	52	44	39	32	25
Fri	24	31	41	46	43	42	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	42	40	34	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	31	38	44	43	46	46	46	48	45	42	42	35	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	36	40	40	41	42	37	37	35	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	46	51	49	41	39	39	40	43	45	47	46	39	32	26	24
Tue	23	32	47	59	57	49	42	39	37	44	48	52	51	44	38	28	24
Wed	23	32	46	53	52	47	41	38	37	41	45	45	47	41	38	29	24
Thu	23	32	45	54	53	45	40	40	41	46	50	52	52	44	39	32	25
Fri	24	31	41	46	43	42	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	42	40	34	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	31	38	44	43	46	46	46	48	45	42	42	35	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	36	40	40	41	42	37	37	35	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	46	51	49	41	39	39	40	43	45	47	46	39	32	26	24
Tue	23	32	47	59	57	49	42	39	37	44	48	52	51	44	38	28	24
Wed	23	32	46	53	52	47	41	38	37	41	45	45	47	41	38	29	24
Thu	23	32	45	54	53	45	40	40	41	46	50	52	52	44	39	32	25
Fri	24	31	41	46	43	42	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	42	40	34	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	31	38	44	43	46	46	46	48	45	42	42	35	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	33	36	40	40	41	42	37	37	35	33	27