Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Anaheim

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Glendale to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Anaheim to Glendale

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to Disneyland along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Glendale to Anaheim 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	37	48	49	44	42	42	42	44	48	57	62	61	51	39	33	32
Tue	31	37	51	52	46	45	43	43	44	50	59	67	65	55	43	35	32
Wed	31	37	52	52	47	45	44	44	46	52	60	66	66	55	44	36	32
Thu	32	38	52	53	47	46	45	46	48	54	63	69	68	59	46	38	33
Fri	32	36	44	47	45	44	45	48	53	62	69	70	66	59	48	42	35
Sat	32	33	33	35	38	41	45	48	51	53	54	53	51	47	41	38	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	39	43	45	47	47	45	42	41	40	39	34

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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 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	37	48	49	44	42	42	42	44	48	57	62	61	51	39	33	32
Tue	31	37	51	52	46	45	43	43	44	50	59	67	65	55	43	35	32
Wed	31	37	52	52	47	45	44	44	46	52	60	66	66	55	44	36	32
Thu	32	38	52	53	47	46	45	46	48	54	63	69	68	59	46	38	33
Fri	32	36	44	47	45	44	45	48	53	62	69	70	66	59	48	42	35
Sat	32	33	33	35	38	41	45	48	51	53	54	53	51	47	41	38	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	39	43	45	47	47	45	42	41	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	48	49	44	42	42	42	44	48	57	62	61	51	39	33	32
Tue	31	37	51	52	46	45	43	43	44	50	59	67	65	55	43	35	32
Wed	31	37	52	52	47	45	44	44	46	52	60	66	66	55	44	36	32
Thu	32	38	52	53	47	46	45	46	48	54	63	69	68	59	46	38	33
Fri	32	36	44	47	45	44	45	48	53	62	69	70	66	59	48	42	35
Sat	32	33	33	35	38	41	45	48	51	53	54	53	51	47	41	38	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	39	43	45	47	47	45	42	41	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	48	49	44	42	42	42	44	48	57	62	61	51	39	33	32
Tue	31	37	51	52	46	45	43	43	44	50	59	67	65	55	43	35	32
Wed	31	37	52	52	47	45	44	44	46	52	60	66	66	55	44	36	32
Thu	32	38	52	53	47	46	45	46	48	54	63	69	68	59	46	38	33
Fri	32	36	44	47	45	44	45	48	53	62	69	70	66	59	48	42	35
Sat	32	33	33	35	38	41	45	48	51	53	54	53	51	47	41	38	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	39	43	45	47	47	45	42	41	40	39	34