Best Time to Drive from Carson to Glendale

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-110 North and I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Carson 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	21	48	71	77	79	71	65	62	67	65	59	63	57	51	43	26	23
Tue	22	46	65	69	82	77	68	62	53	60	59	64	61	53	48	31	23
Wed	21	42	58	64	80	75	67	56	57	57	57	60	63	58	51	36	23
Thu	21	42	64	65	77	72	66	61	62	59	57	60	60	58	57	43	24
Fri	22	45	64	71	72	70	63	63	63	58	54	58	56	51	54	48	26
Sat	24	24	26	30	52	61	73	58	67	65	67	66	60	62	71	51	27
Sun	23	23	23	24	25	31	49	59	66	69	75	68	64	63	52	45	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Carson to Glendale (via I-110 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 21 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Glendale?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson 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	21	48	71	77	79	71	65	62	67	65	59	63	57	51	43	26	23
Tue	22	46	65	69	82	77	68	62	53	60	59	64	61	53	48	31	23
Wed	21	42	58	64	80	75	67	56	57	57	57	60	63	58	51	36	23
Thu	21	42	64	65	77	72	66	61	62	59	57	60	60	58	57	43	24
Fri	22	45	64	71	72	70	63	63	63	58	54	58	56	51	54	48	26
Sat	24	24	26	30	52	61	73	58	67	65	67	66	60	62	71	51	27
Sun	23	23	23	24	25	31	49	59	66	69	75	68	64	63	52	45	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	48	71	77	79	71	65	62	67	65	59	63	57	51	43	26	23
Tue	22	46	65	69	82	77	68	62	53	60	59	64	61	53	48	31	23
Wed	21	42	58	64	80	75	67	56	57	57	57	60	63	58	51	36	23
Thu	21	42	64	65	77	72	66	61	62	59	57	60	60	58	57	43	24
Fri	22	45	64	71	72	70	63	63	63	58	54	58	56	51	54	48	26
Sat	24	24	26	30	52	61	73	58	67	65	67	66	60	62	71	51	27
Sun	23	23	23	24	25	31	49	59	66	69	75	68	64	63	52	45	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	48	71	77	79	71	65	62	67	65	59	63	57	51	43	26	23
Tue	22	46	65	69	82	77	68	62	53	60	59	64	61	53	48	31	23
Wed	21	42	58	64	80	75	67	56	57	57	57	60	63	58	51	36	23
Thu	21	42	64	65	77	72	66	61	62	59	57	60	60	58	57	43	24
Fri	22	45	64	71	72	70	63	63	63	58	54	58	56	51	54	48	26
Sat	24	24	26	30	52	61	73	58	67	65	67	66	60	62	71	51	27
Sun	23	23	23	24	25	31	49	59	66	69	75	68	64	63	52	45	30