Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Glendale

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 56 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 Fountain Valley 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	37	52	61	68	65	57	57	55	56	59	61	64	59	51	45	39	38
Tue	36	51	66	78	73	63	55	53	53	60	66	67	65	58	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	62	70	70	60	56	52	52	58	61	62	60	58	52	41	37
Thu	37	50	62	69	67	57	57	55	57	62	65	68	67	58	53	46	38
Fri	37	47	55	60	58	56	60	61	62	66	66	66	65	57	54	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	47	52	55	54	59	59	59	62	58	55	56	46	39
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	43	47	51	53	54	57	53	51	51	49	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Glendale?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 36 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Glendale to Fountain Valley (return trip) · Fountain Valley to Los Angeles · Fountain Valley to Long Beach · Fountain Valley to Anaheim · Fountain Valley to Riverside · Fountain Valley to Irvine · Fountain Valley to San Bernardino · Fountain Valley to Fontana · Fountain Valley to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	52	61	68	65	57	57	55	56	59	61	64	59	51	45	39	38
Tue	36	51	66	78	73	63	55	53	53	60	66	67	65	58	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	62	70	70	60	56	52	52	58	61	62	60	58	52	41	37
Thu	37	50	62	69	67	57	57	55	57	62	65	68	67	58	53	46	38
Fri	37	47	55	60	58	56	60	61	62	66	66	66	65	57	54	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	47	52	55	54	59	59	59	62	58	55	56	46	39
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	43	47	51	53	54	57	53	51	51	49	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	52	61	68	65	57	57	55	56	59	61	64	59	51	45	39	38
Tue	36	51	66	78	73	63	55	53	53	60	66	67	65	58	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	62	70	70	60	56	52	52	58	61	62	60	58	52	41	37
Thu	37	50	62	69	67	57	57	55	57	62	65	68	67	58	53	46	38
Fri	37	47	55	60	58	56	60	61	62	66	66	66	65	57	54	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	47	52	55	54	59	59	59	62	58	55	56	46	39
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	43	47	51	53	54	57	53	51	51	49	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	52	61	68	65	57	57	55	56	59	61	64	59	51	45	39	38
Tue	36	51	66	78	73	63	55	53	53	60	66	67	65	58	50	39	37
Wed	36	51	62	70	70	60	56	52	52	58	61	62	60	58	52	41	37
Thu	37	50	62	69	67	57	57	55	57	62	65	68	67	58	53	46	38
Fri	37	47	55	60	58	56	60	61	62	66	66	66	65	57	54	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	47	52	55	54	59	59	59	62	58	55	56	46	39
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	43	47	51	53	54	57	53	51	51	49	46	39