Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Glendale

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 19 minutes via I-5 North, usually 21 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 East Los Angeles 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	13	20	34	38	38	34	31	29	32	33	34	35	35	28	23	15	13
Tue	13	19	32	34	38	39	34	31	26	32	35	37	36	28	27	17	13
Wed	12	19	31	33	35	38	34	31	32	33	34	36	36	30	29	20	14
Thu	13	18	31	32	36	37	33	30	31	34	34	36	36	31	30	24	14
Fri	13	19	30	34	36	33	33	31	34	34	32	34	34	28	29	27	16
Sat	14	13	14	16	23	32	37	35	36	36	35	36	34	31	34	30	15
Sun	13	13	13	14	14	17	23	28	35	34	37	38	32	29	28	26	17

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 12 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 12 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Glendale?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 12 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Glendale?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	34	38	38	34	31	29	32	33	34	35	35	28	23	15	13
Tue	13	19	32	34	38	39	34	31	26	32	35	37	36	28	27	17	13
Wed	12	19	31	33	35	38	34	31	32	33	34	36	36	30	29	20	14
Thu	13	18	31	32	36	37	33	30	31	34	34	36	36	31	30	24	14
Fri	13	19	30	34	36	33	33	31	34	34	32	34	34	28	29	27	16
Sat	14	13	14	16	23	32	37	35	36	36	35	36	34	31	34	30	15
Sun	13	13	13	14	14	17	23	28	35	34	37	38	32	29	28	26	17

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	34	38	38	34	31	29	32	33	34	35	35	28	23	15	13
Tue	13	19	32	34	38	39	34	31	26	32	35	37	36	28	27	17	13
Wed	12	19	31	33	35	38	34	31	32	33	34	36	36	30	29	20	14
Thu	13	18	31	32	36	37	33	30	31	34	34	36	36	31	30	24	14
Fri	13	19	30	34	36	33	33	31	34	34	32	34	34	28	29	27	16
Sat	14	13	14	16	23	32	37	35	36	36	35	36	34	31	34	30	15
Sun	13	13	13	14	14	17	23	28	35	34	37	38	32	29	28	26	17

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	34	38	38	34	31	29	32	33	34	35	35	28	23	15	13
Tue	13	19	32	34	38	39	34	31	26	32	35	37	36	28	27	17	13
Wed	12	19	31	33	35	38	34	31	32	33	34	36	36	30	29	20	14
Thu	13	18	31	32	36	37	33	30	31	34	34	36	36	31	30	24	14
Fri	13	19	30	34	36	33	33	31	34	34	32	34	34	28	29	27	16
Sat	14	13	14	16	23	32	37	35	36	36	35	36	34	31	34	30	15
Sun	13	13	13	14	14	17	23	28	35	34	37	38	32	29	28	26	17