Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Glendale

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-5 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Fullerton 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	31	42	54	60	56	47	46	45	47	48	51	50	48	42	37	33	32
Tue	31	43	55	65	60	53	47	46	44	49	53	54	51	43	40	34	31
Wed	31	43	54	61	61	51	46	46	46	47	52	55	51	45	41	34	32
Thu	31	42	55	61	57	50	47	46	47	50	55	58	54	46	42	38	32
Fri	31	40	48	52	49	47	47	48	51	54	58	55	56	50	46	40	33
Sat	32	32	34	35	40	46	52	50	51	51	50	52	50	47	48	41	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	48	48	51	49	46	45	43	41	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Fullerton to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	54	60	56	47	46	45	47	48	51	50	48	42	37	33	32
Tue	31	43	55	65	60	53	47	46	44	49	53	54	51	43	40	34	31
Wed	31	43	54	61	61	51	46	46	46	47	52	55	51	45	41	34	32
Thu	31	42	55	61	57	50	47	46	47	50	55	58	54	46	42	38	32
Fri	31	40	48	52	49	47	47	48	51	54	58	55	56	50	46	40	33
Sat	32	32	34	35	40	46	52	50	51	51	50	52	50	47	48	41	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	48	48	51	49	46	45	43	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	54	60	56	47	46	45	47	48	51	50	48	42	37	33	32
Tue	31	43	55	65	60	53	47	46	44	49	53	54	51	43	40	34	31
Wed	31	43	54	61	61	51	46	46	46	47	52	55	51	45	41	34	32
Thu	31	42	55	61	57	50	47	46	47	50	55	58	54	46	42	38	32
Fri	31	40	48	52	49	47	47	48	51	54	58	55	56	50	46	40	33
Sat	32	32	34	35	40	46	52	50	51	51	50	52	50	47	48	41	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	48	48	51	49	46	45	43	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	54	60	56	47	46	45	47	48	51	50	48	42	37	33	32
Tue	31	43	55	65	60	53	47	46	44	49	53	54	51	43	40	34	31
Wed	31	43	54	61	61	51	46	46	46	47	52	55	51	45	41	34	32
Thu	31	42	55	61	57	50	47	46	47	50	55	58	54	46	42	38	32
Fri	31	40	48	52	49	47	47	48	51	54	58	55	56	50	46	40	33
Sat	32	32	34	35	40	46	52	50	51	51	50	52	50	47	48	41	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	48	48	51	49	46	45	43	41	34