Best Time to Drive from Compton to Glendale

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Compton 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	42	67	73	64	55	50	48	50	52	53	53	52	43	36	27	25
Tue	25	44	64	76	70	63	52	49	43	51	55	55	51	42	40	30	25
Wed	25	42	65	71	69	60	53	48	46	48	53	52	51	43	41	32	26
Thu	25	41	64	73	67	59	54	49	50	54	55	55	52	46	43	38	26
Fri	25	40	55	63	57	53	52	52	57	57	55	54	50	45	47	42	28
Sat	25	25	28	30	39	54	63	59	59	57	54	57	52	50	54	45	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	32	41	49	55	56	59	56	51	51	47	44	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Compton to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 25 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	42	67	73	64	55	50	48	50	52	53	53	52	43	36	27	25
Tue	25	44	64	76	70	63	52	49	43	51	55	55	51	42	40	30	25
Wed	25	42	65	71	69	60	53	48	46	48	53	52	51	43	41	32	26
Thu	25	41	64	73	67	59	54	49	50	54	55	55	52	46	43	38	26
Fri	25	40	55	63	57	53	52	52	57	57	55	54	50	45	47	42	28
Sat	25	25	28	30	39	54	63	59	59	57	54	57	52	50	54	45	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	32	41	49	55	56	59	56	51	51	47	44	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	42	67	73	64	55	50	48	50	52	53	53	52	43	36	27	25
Tue	25	44	64	76	70	63	52	49	43	51	55	55	51	42	40	30	25
Wed	25	42	65	71	69	60	53	48	46	48	53	52	51	43	41	32	26
Thu	25	41	64	73	67	59	54	49	50	54	55	55	52	46	43	38	26
Fri	25	40	55	63	57	53	52	52	57	57	55	54	50	45	47	42	28
Sat	25	25	28	30	39	54	63	59	59	57	54	57	52	50	54	45	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	32	41	49	55	56	59	56	51	51	47	44	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	42	67	73	64	55	50	48	50	52	53	53	52	43	36	27	25
Tue	25	44	64	76	70	63	52	49	43	51	55	55	51	42	40	30	25
Wed	25	42	65	71	69	60	53	48	46	48	53	52	51	43	41	32	26
Thu	25	41	64	73	67	59	54	49	50	54	55	55	52	46	43	38	26
Fri	25	40	55	63	57	53	52	52	57	57	55	54	50	45	47	42	28
Sat	25	25	28	30	39	54	63	59	59	57	54	57	52	50	54	45	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	32	41	49	55	56	59	56	51	51	47	44	31