Best Time to Drive from Downey to Glendale

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Downey 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	34	56	62	57	49	44	42	44	45	45	47	46	38	32	23	21
Tue	21	34	52	63	61	55	47	44	38	44	47	49	46	38	35	26	21
Wed	21	33	52	59	60	54	46	43	41	42	46	46	46	39	37	29	22
Thu	21	32	51	59	60	50	46	43	44	47	47	47	47	41	39	33	23
Fri	21	32	45	53	50	44	44	45	48	48	46	47	45	39	41	37	24
Sat	21	21	23	25	34	45	54	49	52	50	48	49	46	44	48	40	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	42	48	48	51	51	44	44	40	37	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Downey to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 63 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 11 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Downey to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 21 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City · Downey to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	56	62	57	49	44	42	44	45	45	47	46	38	32	23	21
Tue	21	34	52	63	61	55	47	44	38	44	47	49	46	38	35	26	21
Wed	21	33	52	59	60	54	46	43	41	42	46	46	46	39	37	29	22
Thu	21	32	51	59	60	50	46	43	44	47	47	47	47	41	39	33	23
Fri	21	32	45	53	50	44	44	45	48	48	46	47	45	39	41	37	24
Sat	21	21	23	25	34	45	54	49	52	50	48	49	46	44	48	40	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	42	48	48	51	51	44	44	40	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	56	62	57	49	44	42	44	45	45	47	46	38	32	23	21
Tue	21	34	52	63	61	55	47	44	38	44	47	49	46	38	35	26	21
Wed	21	33	52	59	60	54	46	43	41	42	46	46	46	39	37	29	22
Thu	21	32	51	59	60	50	46	43	44	47	47	47	47	41	39	33	23
Fri	21	32	45	53	50	44	44	45	48	48	46	47	45	39	41	37	24
Sat	21	21	23	25	34	45	54	49	52	50	48	49	46	44	48	40	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	42	48	48	51	51	44	44	40	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	56	62	57	49	44	42	44	45	45	47	46	38	32	23	21
Tue	21	34	52	63	61	55	47	44	38	44	47	49	46	38	35	26	21
Wed	21	33	52	59	60	54	46	43	41	42	46	46	46	39	37	29	22
Thu	21	32	51	59	60	50	46	43	44	47	47	47	47	41	39	33	23
Fri	21	32	45	53	50	44	44	45	48	48	46	47	45	39	41	37	24
Sat	21	21	23	25	34	45	54	49	52	50	48	49	46	44	48	40	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	42	48	48	51	51	44	44	40	37	27