Best Time to Drive from Brea to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 96 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Brea 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	35	89	114	122	120	111	97	99	102	98	90	96	86	79	64	41	38
Tue	35	84	101	112	122	106	91	84	84	88	87	94	92	88	70	46	38
Wed	34	74	91	102	114	107	96	82	86	85	83	91	93	93	76	54	39
Thu	35	77	96	107	114	97	91	93	95	86	81	90	90	92	79	58	41
Fri	35	78	102	108	105	94	91	89	90	84	84	91	85	85	83	63	39
Sat	38	38	42	49	66	84	93	82	94	93	98	96	94	101	98	65	43
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	51	80	95	101	109	112	102	99	96	85	64	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Brea to Glendale (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 34 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	89	114	122	120	111	97	99	102	98	90	96	86	79	64	41	38
Tue	35	84	101	112	122	106	91	84	84	88	87	94	92	88	70	46	38
Wed	34	74	91	102	114	107	96	82	86	85	83	91	93	93	76	54	39
Thu	35	77	96	107	114	97	91	93	95	86	81	90	90	92	79	58	41
Fri	35	78	102	108	105	94	91	89	90	84	84	91	85	85	83	63	39
Sat	38	38	42	49	66	84	93	82	94	93	98	96	94	101	98	65	43
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	51	80	95	101	109	112	102	99	96	85	64	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	89	114	122	120	111	97	99	102	98	90	96	86	79	64	41	38
Tue	35	84	101	112	122	106	91	84	84	88	87	94	92	88	70	46	38
Wed	34	74	91	102	114	107	96	82	86	85	83	91	93	93	76	54	39
Thu	35	77	96	107	114	97	91	93	95	86	81	90	90	92	79	58	41
Fri	35	78	102	108	105	94	91	89	90	84	84	91	85	85	83	63	39
Sat	38	38	42	49	66	84	93	82	94	93	98	96	94	101	98	65	43
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	51	80	95	101	109	112	102	99	96	85	64	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	89	114	122	120	111	97	99	102	98	90	96	86	79	64	41	38
Tue	35	84	101	112	122	106	91	84	84	88	87	94	92	88	70	46	38
Wed	34	74	91	102	114	107	96	82	86	85	83	91	93	93	76	54	39
Thu	35	77	96	107	114	97	91	93	95	86	81	90	90	92	79	58	41
Fri	35	78	102	108	105	94	91	89	90	84	84	91	85	85	83	63	39
Sat	38	38	42	49	66	84	93	82	94	93	98	96	94	101	98	65	43
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	51	80	95	101	109	112	102	99	96	85	64	48