Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Carson

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-110 South, usually 41 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	28	37	39	39	36	34	35	35	38	41	45	42	35	30	25	23
Tue	23	27	42	46	49	52	42	37	36	54	71	71	60	35	32	28	23
Wed	23	27	44	47	48	52	48	45	44	55	68	67	64	50	32	27	23
Thu	22	26	43	44	52	49	40	40	43	65	74	73	63	43	33	31	24
Fri	23	26	39	47	46	39	41	46	64	75	69	64	59	42	38	37	29
Sat	25	24	24	24	32	46	47	53	63	65	66	70	67	61	46	43	27
Sun	23	24	25	24	24	28	35	40	43	44	49	45	36	34	32	34	29

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 75 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 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 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 22 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Carson?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 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	28	37	39	39	36	34	35	35	38	41	45	42	35	30	25	23
Tue	23	27	42	46	49	52	42	37	36	54	71	71	60	35	32	28	23
Wed	23	27	44	47	48	52	48	45	44	55	68	67	64	50	32	27	23
Thu	22	26	43	44	52	49	40	40	43	65	74	73	63	43	33	31	24
Fri	23	26	39	47	46	39	41	46	64	75	69	64	59	42	38	37	29
Sat	25	24	24	24	32	46	47	53	63	65	66	70	67	61	46	43	27
Sun	23	24	25	24	24	28	35	40	43	44	49	45	36	34	32	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	37	39	39	36	34	35	35	38	41	45	42	35	30	25	23
Tue	23	27	42	46	49	52	42	37	36	54	71	71	60	35	32	28	23
Wed	23	27	44	47	48	52	48	45	44	55	68	67	64	50	32	27	23
Thu	22	26	43	44	52	49	40	40	43	65	74	73	63	43	33	31	24
Fri	23	26	39	47	46	39	41	46	64	75	69	64	59	42	38	37	29
Sat	25	24	24	24	32	46	47	53	63	65	66	70	67	61	46	43	27
Sun	23	24	25	24	24	28	35	40	43	44	49	45	36	34	32	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	37	39	39	36	34	35	35	38	41	45	42	35	30	25	23
Tue	23	27	42	46	49	52	42	37	36	54	71	71	60	35	32	28	23
Wed	23	27	44	47	48	52	48	45	44	55	68	67	64	50	32	27	23
Thu	22	26	43	44	52	49	40	40	43	65	74	73	63	43	33	31	24
Fri	23	26	39	47	46	39	41	46	64	75	69	64	59	42	38	37	29
Sat	25	24	24	24	32	46	47	53	63	65	66	70	67	61	46	43	27
Sun	23	24	25	24	24	28	35	40	43	44	49	45	36	34	32	34	29