Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Canyon Country

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 29 minutes via I-5 North.

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 Canyon Country 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	28	34	37	33	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	37	39	37	33	31	30
Tue	29	36	39	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	33	37	43	42	35	33	31
Wed	28	35	38	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	34	37	39	38	34	32	29
Thu	29	36	39	33	34	34	33	34	33	33	36	45	45	41	36	34	30
Fri	29	33	34	31	32	35	35	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	36	36	33	35	33	32	32	31	31	31	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	28	30	33	40	45	44	46	36	34	34	33	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Glendale to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Canyon Country?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 28 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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More drives

Canyon Country 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	28	34	37	33	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	37	39	37	33	31	30
Tue	29	36	39	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	33	37	43	42	35	33	31
Wed	28	35	38	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	34	37	39	38	34	32	29
Thu	29	36	39	33	34	34	33	34	33	33	36	45	45	41	36	34	30
Fri	29	33	34	31	32	35	35	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	36	36	33	35	33	32	32	31	31	31	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	28	30	33	40	45	44	46	36	34	34	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	37	33	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	37	39	37	33	31	30
Tue	29	36	39	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	33	37	43	42	35	33	31
Wed	28	35	38	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	34	37	39	38	34	32	29
Thu	29	36	39	33	34	34	33	34	33	33	36	45	45	41	36	34	30
Fri	29	33	34	31	32	35	35	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	36	36	33	35	33	32	32	31	31	31	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	28	30	33	40	45	44	46	36	34	34	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	37	33	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	37	39	37	33	31	30
Tue	29	36	39	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	33	37	43	42	35	33	31
Wed	28	35	38	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	34	37	39	38	34	32	29
Thu	29	36	39	33	34	34	33	34	33	33	36	45	45	41	36	34	30
Fri	29	33	34	31	32	35	35	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	36	36	33	35	33	32	32	31	31	31	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	28	30	33	40	45	44	46	36	34	34	33	32	30