Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Anaheim

Right now (10:35 pm PST): about 32 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 19% 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	39	50	50	44	44	46	46	50	52	72	82	76	67	47	35	32
Tue	31	38	57	57	47	47	45	44	45	57	79	93	86	74	56	40	31
Wed	30	37	58	55	48	45	45	44	47	54	61	66	64	59	51	41	32
Thu	31	37	55	56	48	49	48	50	53	65	82	87	86	75	52	41	34
Fri	31	36	48	51	47	45	45	47	58	76	84	85	85	71	52	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	43	47	48	52	57	59	58	56	53	47	45	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	37	42	50	51	55	51	51	50	48	47	46	36

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 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (59 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 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 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

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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	39	50	50	44	44	46	46	50	52	72	82	76	67	47	35	32
Tue	31	38	57	57	47	47	45	44	45	57	79	93	86	74	56	40	31
Wed	30	37	58	55	48	45	45	44	47	54	61	66	64	59	51	41	32
Thu	31	37	55	56	48	49	48	50	53	65	82	87	86	75	52	41	34
Fri	31	36	48	51	47	45	45	47	58	76	84	85	85	71	52	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	43	47	48	52	57	59	58	56	53	47	45	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	37	42	50	51	55	51	51	50	48	47	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	50	50	44	44	46	46	50	52	72	82	76	67	47	35	32
Tue	31	38	57	57	47	47	45	44	45	57	79	93	86	74	56	40	31
Wed	30	37	58	55	48	45	45	44	47	54	61	66	64	59	51	41	32
Thu	31	37	55	56	48	49	48	50	53	65	82	87	86	75	52	41	34
Fri	31	36	48	51	47	45	45	47	58	76	84	85	85	71	52	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	43	47	48	52	57	59	58	56	53	47	45	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	37	42	50	51	55	51	51	50	48	47	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	50	50	44	44	46	46	50	52	72	82	76	67	47	35	32
Tue	31	38	57	57	47	47	45	44	45	57	79	93	86	74	56	40	31
Wed	30	37	58	55	48	45	45	44	47	54	61	66	64	59	51	41	32
Thu	31	37	55	56	48	49	48	50	53	65	82	87	86	75	52	41	34
Fri	31	36	48	51	47	45	45	47	58	76	84	85	85	71	52	45	34
Sat	32	32	33	35	39	43	47	48	52	57	59	58	56	53	47	45	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	37	42	50	51	55	51	51	50	48	47	46	36