Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Aliso Viejo

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Glendale to Aliso Viejo 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	51	63	79	78	66	64	64	64	67	67	83	93	87	78	62	55	52
Tue	50	66	86	84	71	69	65	66	64	73	90	101	95	81	68	59	51
Wed	50	64	90	84	73	68	67	68	67	75	85	90	89	80	69	60	51
Thu	50	62	85	84	72	70	69	69	72	79	94	101	96	85	69	59	53
Fri	50	62	77	75	70	66	65	67	76	89	94	97	93	84	68	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	62	65	69	70	73	77	77	75	73	71	65	65	55
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	58	62	68	69	71	70	70	66	64	63	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Glendale to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Aliso Viejo 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 Glendale to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Aliso Viejo?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	79	78	66	64	64	64	67	67	83	93	87	78	62	55	52
Tue	50	66	86	84	71	69	65	66	64	73	90	101	95	81	68	59	51
Wed	50	64	90	84	73	68	67	68	67	75	85	90	89	80	69	60	51
Thu	50	62	85	84	72	70	69	69	72	79	94	101	96	85	69	59	53
Fri	50	62	77	75	70	66	65	67	76	89	94	97	93	84	68	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	62	65	69	70	73	77	77	75	73	71	65	65	55
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	58	62	68	69	71	70	70	66	64	63	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	79	78	66	64	64	64	67	67	83	93	87	78	62	55	52
Tue	50	66	86	84	71	69	65	66	64	73	90	101	95	81	68	59	51
Wed	50	64	90	84	73	68	67	68	67	75	85	90	89	80	69	60	51
Thu	50	62	85	84	72	70	69	69	72	79	94	101	96	85	69	59	53
Fri	50	62	77	75	70	66	65	67	76	89	94	97	93	84	68	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	62	65	69	70	73	77	77	75	73	71	65	65	55
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	58	62	68	69	71	70	70	66	64	63	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	79	78	66	64	64	64	67	67	83	93	87	78	62	55	52
Tue	50	66	86	84	71	69	65	66	64	73	90	101	95	81	68	59	51
Wed	50	64	90	84	73	68	67	68	67	75	85	90	89	80	69	60	51
Thu	50	62	85	84	72	70	69	69	72	79	94	101	96	85	69	59	53
Fri	50	62	77	75	70	66	65	67	76	89	94	97	93	84	68	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	62	65	69	70	73	77	77	75	73	71	65	65	55
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	58	62	68	69	71	70	70	66	64	63	64	55