Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Anaheim

Right now (4:52 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 20% 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 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	33	38	49	50	44	43	46	46	50	52	71	81	75	66	46	35	32
Tue	31	39	55	56	48	48	45	46	45	56	80	91	85	72	53	41	32
Wed	30	37	59	57	48	45	46	47	47	59	68	73	73	67	54	42	32
Thu	31	38	57	57	48	50	48	51	54	66	84	90	86	76	51	41	34
Fri	31	36	49	53	49	45	45	47	59	77	83	84	84	71	50	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	42	45	50	50	55	61	65	62	56	52	45	46	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	38	41	48	50	53	52	50	47	46	44	45	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Glendale to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 92 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Glendale (return trip) · Glendale to Los Angeles · Glendale to Santa Monica · Glendale to Long Beach · Glendale to West Covina · Glendale to Santa Clarita · Glendale to Van Nuys · Glendale to Torrance · Glendale to LAX · Glendale to Culver City · Glendale to El Monte · Glendale to Downey

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	50	44	43	46	46	50	52	71	81	75	66	46	35	32
Tue	31	39	55	56	48	48	45	46	45	56	80	91	85	72	53	41	32
Wed	30	37	59	57	48	45	46	47	47	59	68	73	73	67	54	42	32
Thu	31	38	57	57	48	50	48	51	54	66	84	90	86	76	51	41	34
Fri	31	36	49	53	49	45	45	47	59	77	83	84	84	71	50	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	42	45	50	50	55	61	65	62	56	52	45	46	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	38	41	48	50	53	52	50	47	46	44	45	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	50	44	43	46	46	50	52	71	81	75	66	46	35	32
Tue	31	39	55	56	48	48	45	46	45	56	80	91	85	72	53	41	32
Wed	30	37	59	57	48	45	46	47	47	59	68	73	73	67	54	42	32
Thu	31	38	57	57	48	50	48	51	54	66	84	90	86	76	51	41	34
Fri	31	36	49	53	49	45	45	47	59	77	83	84	84	71	50	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	42	45	50	50	55	61	65	62	56	52	45	46	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	38	41	48	50	53	52	50	47	46	44	45	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	50	44	43	46	46	50	52	71	81	75	66	46	35	32
Tue	31	39	55	56	48	48	45	46	45	56	80	91	85	72	53	41	32
Wed	30	37	59	57	48	45	46	47	47	59	68	73	73	67	54	42	32
Thu	31	38	57	57	48	50	48	51	54	66	84	90	86	76	51	41	34
Fri	31	36	49	53	49	45	45	47	59	77	83	84	84	71	50	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	42	45	50	50	55	61	65	62	56	52	45	46	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	38	41	48	50	53	52	50	47	46	44	45	35