Best Time to Drive from Cerritos to Glendale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 39 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	26	36	50	55	52	44	42	42	43	46	49	52	49	42	35	28	27
Tue	26	37	51	62	60	52	45	42	40	48	53	56	54	48	41	30	26
Wed	26	37	50	57	56	50	44	41	40	45	50	50	50	45	41	31	27
Thu	26	36	49	58	56	47	44	43	44	50	54	56	55	49	42	36	28
Fri	26	34	42	49	47	43	46	47	49	54	55	55	53	47	44	37	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	34	40	45	43	48	49	49	50	48	46	44	37	29
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	30	36	39	42	42	44	44	40	39	38	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 26 minutes and up to 62 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (50 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 26 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cerritos to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	50	55	52	44	42	42	43	46	49	52	49	42	35	28	27
Tue	26	37	51	62	60	52	45	42	40	48	53	56	54	48	41	30	26
Wed	26	37	50	57	56	50	44	41	40	45	50	50	50	45	41	31	27
Thu	26	36	49	58	56	47	44	43	44	50	54	56	55	49	42	36	28
Fri	26	34	42	49	47	43	46	47	49	54	55	55	53	47	44	37	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	34	40	45	43	48	49	49	50	48	46	44	37	29
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	30	36	39	42	42	44	44	40	39	38	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	50	55	52	44	42	42	43	46	49	52	49	42	35	28	27
Tue	26	37	51	62	60	52	45	42	40	48	53	56	54	48	41	30	26
Wed	26	37	50	57	56	50	44	41	40	45	50	50	50	45	41	31	27
Thu	26	36	49	58	56	47	44	43	44	50	54	56	55	49	42	36	28
Fri	26	34	42	49	47	43	46	47	49	54	55	55	53	47	44	37	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	34	40	45	43	48	49	49	50	48	46	44	37	29
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	30	36	39	42	42	44	44	40	39	38	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	50	55	52	44	42	42	43	46	49	52	49	42	35	28	27
Tue	26	37	51	62	60	52	45	42	40	48	53	56	54	48	41	30	26
Wed	26	37	50	57	56	50	44	41	40	45	50	50	50	45	41	31	27
Thu	26	36	49	58	56	47	44	43	44	50	54	56	55	49	42	36	28
Fri	26	34	42	49	47	43	46	47	49	54	55	55	53	47	44	37	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	34	40	45	43	48	49	49	50	48	46	44	37	29
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	30	36	39	42	42	44	44	40	39	38	35	29