Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Bellflower

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Bellflower 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	26	28	35	38	34	36	39	40	45	45	76	87	79	66	41	27	24
Tue	24	28	42	44	37	39	37	39	37	52	85	97	89	74	49	34	24
Wed	23	27	46	46	38	36	37	40	40	57	67	73	72	68	50	35	24
Thu	23	26	41	44	37	41	40	43	48	65	89	93	94	78	44	34	25
Fri	24	26	40	48	44	38	39	40	58	80	88	87	87	70	46	39	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	36	43	43	50	57	61	58	51	46	39	40	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	30	32	40	42	48	46	44	40	39	37	38	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Glendale to Bellflower (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 97 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Bellflower 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 Bellflower?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Bellflower?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	38	34	36	39	40	45	45	76	87	79	66	41	27	24
Tue	24	28	42	44	37	39	37	39	37	52	85	97	89	74	49	34	24
Wed	23	27	46	46	38	36	37	40	40	57	67	73	72	68	50	35	24
Thu	23	26	41	44	37	41	40	43	48	65	89	93	94	78	44	34	25
Fri	24	26	40	48	44	38	39	40	58	80	88	87	87	70	46	39	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	36	43	43	50	57	61	58	51	46	39	40	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	30	32	40	42	48	46	44	40	39	37	38	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	38	34	36	39	40	45	45	76	87	79	66	41	27	24
Tue	24	28	42	44	37	39	37	39	37	52	85	97	89	74	49	34	24
Wed	23	27	46	46	38	36	37	40	40	57	67	73	72	68	50	35	24
Thu	23	26	41	44	37	41	40	43	48	65	89	93	94	78	44	34	25
Fri	24	26	40	48	44	38	39	40	58	80	88	87	87	70	46	39	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	36	43	43	50	57	61	58	51	46	39	40	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	30	32	40	42	48	46	44	40	39	37	38	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	38	34	36	39	40	45	45	76	87	79	66	41	27	24
Tue	24	28	42	44	37	39	37	39	37	52	85	97	89	74	49	34	24
Wed	23	27	46	46	38	36	37	40	40	57	67	73	72	68	50	35	24
Thu	23	26	41	44	37	41	40	43	48	65	89	93	94	78	44	34	25
Fri	24	26	40	48	44	38	39	40	58	80	88	87	87	70	46	39	26
Sat	24	24	25	27	34	36	43	43	50	57	61	58	51	46	39	40	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	30	32	40	42	48	46	44	40	39	37	38	28