Best Time to Drive from Castaic to Glendale

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 32 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 13% 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 Castaic 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	31	38	48	52	40	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	73	77	47	37	34	34	34	33	34	34	37	37	34	35	32
Wed	31	35	41	56	49	36	34	34	34	35	36	35	40	37	35	34	32
Thu	31	36	53	52	41	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	38	36	33	34	32
Fri	31	35	38	38	35	35	36	36	37	37	35	37	37	37	35	34	33
Sat	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	36	37	35	35	34	35	34	33	33	31
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Castaic to Glendale (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Castaic 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 Castaic to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Castaic to Glendale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (33 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Castaic (return trip) · Castaic to Los Angeles · Castaic to Long Beach · Castaic to Bakersfield · Castaic to Anaheim · Castaic to Santa Ana · Castaic to Santa Monica · Castaic 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	31	38	48	52	40	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	73	77	47	37	34	34	34	33	34	34	37	37	34	35	32
Wed	31	35	41	56	49	36	34	34	34	35	36	35	40	37	35	34	32
Thu	31	36	53	52	41	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	38	36	33	34	32
Fri	31	35	38	38	35	35	36	36	37	37	35	37	37	37	35	34	33
Sat	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	36	37	35	35	34	35	34	33	33	31
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	48	52	40	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	73	77	47	37	34	34	34	33	34	34	37	37	34	35	32
Wed	31	35	41	56	49	36	34	34	34	35	36	35	40	37	35	34	32
Thu	31	36	53	52	41	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	38	36	33	34	32
Fri	31	35	38	38	35	35	36	36	37	37	35	37	37	37	35	34	33
Sat	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	36	37	35	35	34	35	34	33	33	31
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	48	52	40	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	73	77	47	37	34	34	34	33	34	34	37	37	34	35	32
Wed	31	35	41	56	49	36	34	34	34	35	36	35	40	37	35	34	32
Thu	31	36	53	52	41	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	38	36	33	34	32
Fri	31	35	38	38	35	35	36	36	37	37	35	37	37	37	35	34	33
Sat	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	36	37	35	35	34	35	34	33	33	31
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	32