Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Glendale

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 14 minutes via I-5 North.

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	19	34	38	38	35	32	29	31	33	35	36	36	29	25	15	13
Tue	13	18	32	34	38	39	32	30	26	31	35	37	35	29	28	19	13
Wed	13	18	30	32	34	37	33	30	28	31	32	34	36	30	29	21	14
Thu	13	18	30	32	36	36	30	30	31	34	33	35	36	31	29	24	15
Fri	13	19	29	32	35	32	30	30	32	34	33	34	35	29	30	27	15
Sat	14	13	14	16	19	29	31	31	33	34	33	35	34	31	34	29	16
Sun	13	13	13	13	14	17	24	29	34	35	36	37	33	31	30	26	18

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 41 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (37 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 41 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 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Glendale?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 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	19	34	38	38	35	32	29	31	33	35	36	36	29	25	15	13
Tue	13	18	32	34	38	39	32	30	26	31	35	37	35	29	28	19	13
Wed	13	18	30	32	34	37	33	30	28	31	32	34	36	30	29	21	14
Thu	13	18	30	32	36	36	30	30	31	34	33	35	36	31	29	24	15
Fri	13	19	29	32	35	32	30	30	32	34	33	34	35	29	30	27	15
Sat	14	13	14	16	19	29	31	31	33	34	33	35	34	31	34	29	16
Sun	13	13	13	13	14	17	24	29	34	35	36	37	33	31	30	26	18

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	19	34	38	38	35	32	29	31	33	35	36	36	29	25	15	13
Tue	13	18	32	34	38	39	32	30	26	31	35	37	35	29	28	19	13
Wed	13	18	30	32	34	37	33	30	28	31	32	34	36	30	29	21	14
Thu	13	18	30	32	36	36	30	30	31	34	33	35	36	31	29	24	15
Fri	13	19	29	32	35	32	30	30	32	34	33	34	35	29	30	27	15
Sat	14	13	14	16	19	29	31	31	33	34	33	35	34	31	34	29	16
Sun	13	13	13	13	14	17	24	29	34	35	36	37	33	31	30	26	18

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	19	34	38	38	35	32	29	31	33	35	36	36	29	25	15	13
Tue	13	18	32	34	38	39	32	30	26	31	35	37	35	29	28	19	13
Wed	13	18	30	32	34	37	33	30	28	31	32	34	36	30	29	21	14
Thu	13	18	30	32	36	36	30	30	31	34	33	35	36	31	29	24	15
Fri	13	19	29	32	35	32	30	30	32	34	33	34	35	29	30	27	15
Sat	14	13	14	16	19	29	31	31	33	34	33	35	34	31	34	29	16
Sun	13	13	13	13	14	17	24	29	34	35	36	37	33	31	30	26	18