Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Carson

Right now (9:20 pm PST): about 24 minutes via I-110 South, usually 23 at this time.

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 Carson 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	23	27	36	40	40	37	35	35	34	39	42	48	45	36	30	25	23
Tue	23	26	44	46	49	51	42	36	36	53	69	72	53	34	33	28	23
Wed	23	26	45	47	48	49	45	43	43	55	69	67	63	48	33	29	24
Thu	22	26	42	43	52	49	41	40	41	64	72	69	60	42	34	32	25
Fri	23	26	37	44	43	37	39	44	60	70	67	64	61	42	39	38	26
Sat	24	23	25	25	27	33	35	36	49	52	54	57	64	58	46	42	29
Sun	24	23	24	25	23	26	35	42	44	48	43	46	40	42	38	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Glendale to Carson (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 22 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Carson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Carson 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	23	27	36	40	40	37	35	35	34	39	42	48	45	36	30	25	23
Tue	23	26	44	46	49	51	42	36	36	53	69	72	53	34	33	28	23
Wed	23	26	45	47	48	49	45	43	43	55	69	67	63	48	33	29	24
Thu	22	26	42	43	52	49	41	40	41	64	72	69	60	42	34	32	25
Fri	23	26	37	44	43	37	39	44	60	70	67	64	61	42	39	38	26
Sat	24	23	25	25	27	33	35	36	49	52	54	57	64	58	46	42	29
Sun	24	23	24	25	23	26	35	42	44	48	43	46	40	42	38	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	36	40	40	37	35	35	34	39	42	48	45	36	30	25	23
Tue	23	26	44	46	49	51	42	36	36	53	69	72	53	34	33	28	23
Wed	23	26	45	47	48	49	45	43	43	55	69	67	63	48	33	29	24
Thu	22	26	42	43	52	49	41	40	41	64	72	69	60	42	34	32	25
Fri	23	26	37	44	43	37	39	44	60	70	67	64	61	42	39	38	26
Sat	24	23	25	25	27	33	35	36	49	52	54	57	64	58	46	42	29
Sun	24	23	24	25	23	26	35	42	44	48	43	46	40	42	38	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	36	40	40	37	35	35	34	39	42	48	45	36	30	25	23
Tue	23	26	44	46	49	51	42	36	36	53	69	72	53	34	33	28	23
Wed	23	26	45	47	48	49	45	43	43	55	69	67	63	48	33	29	24
Thu	22	26	42	43	52	49	41	40	41	64	72	69	60	42	34	32	25
Fri	23	26	37	44	43	37	39	44	60	70	67	64	61	42	39	38	26
Sat	24	23	25	25	27	33	35	36	49	52	54	57	64	58	46	42	29
Sun	24	23	24	25	23	26	35	42	44	48	43	46	40	42	38	35	28