Best Time to Drive from Cerritos to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Cerritos 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	25	34	46	52	49	43	41	40	41	41	44	48	47	38	33	28	26
Tue	25	35	47	57	52	47	40	39	38	42	45	47	46	41	35	29	26
Wed	25	34	44	51	50	44	41	39	38	41	45	45	47	41	38	31	27
Thu	25	34	44	51	50	44	40	40	41	43	45	47	47	40	36	33	27
Fri	26	33	40	44	43	41	41	41	43	46	45	46	46	40	40	35	27
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	42	40	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	36	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	39	41	42	43	44	40	41	40	35	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Cerritos to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cerritos 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 Cerritos to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cerritos to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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

More drives

Glendale to Cerritos (return trip) · Cerritos to Los Angeles · Cerritos to Torrance · Cerritos to Oceanside · Cerritos to Corona · Cerritos to Downey

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	46	52	49	43	41	40	41	41	44	48	47	38	33	28	26
Tue	25	35	47	57	52	47	40	39	38	42	45	47	46	41	35	29	26
Wed	25	34	44	51	50	44	41	39	38	41	45	45	47	41	38	31	27
Thu	25	34	44	51	50	44	40	40	41	43	45	47	47	40	36	33	27
Fri	26	33	40	44	43	41	41	41	43	46	45	46	46	40	40	35	27
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	42	40	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	36	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	39	41	42	43	44	40	41	40	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	46	52	49	43	41	40	41	41	44	48	47	38	33	28	26
Tue	25	35	47	57	52	47	40	39	38	42	45	47	46	41	35	29	26
Wed	25	34	44	51	50	44	41	39	38	41	45	45	47	41	38	31	27
Thu	25	34	44	51	50	44	40	40	41	43	45	47	47	40	36	33	27
Fri	26	33	40	44	43	41	41	41	43	46	45	46	46	40	40	35	27
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	42	40	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	36	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	39	41	42	43	44	40	41	40	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	46	52	49	43	41	40	41	41	44	48	47	38	33	28	26
Tue	25	35	47	57	52	47	40	39	38	42	45	47	46	41	35	29	26
Wed	25	34	44	51	50	44	41	39	38	41	45	45	47	41	38	31	27
Thu	25	34	44	51	50	44	40	40	41	43	45	47	47	40	36	33	27
Fri	26	33	40	44	43	41	41	41	43	46	45	46	46	40	40	35	27
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	42	40	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	36	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	39	41	42	43	44	40	41	40	35	29