Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Cerritos

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Cerritos 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	29	31	39	40	37	39	44	45	50	52	90	99	91	75	46	30	27
Tue	26	31	46	47	40	42	41	43	42	60	97	110	100	83	55	38	27
Wed	25	29	51	50	42	40	41	44	44	65	76	82	81	75	55	39	26
Thu	26	29	46	49	40	45	44	48	54	76	100	107	104	85	50	37	29
Fri	26	28	44	52	46	42	43	44	65	91	99	101	100	80	52	43	28
Sat	27	27	27	30	38	40	46	48	52	61	63	59	55	52	45	43	31
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	33	37	47	49	52	50	50	45	44	41	42	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Glendale to Cerritos (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 110 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 22 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 Cerritos 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 Cerritos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Cerritos?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	40	37	39	44	45	50	52	90	99	91	75	46	30	27
Tue	26	31	46	47	40	42	41	43	42	60	97	110	100	83	55	38	27
Wed	25	29	51	50	42	40	41	44	44	65	76	82	81	75	55	39	26
Thu	26	29	46	49	40	45	44	48	54	76	100	107	104	85	50	37	29
Fri	26	28	44	52	46	42	43	44	65	91	99	101	100	80	52	43	28
Sat	27	27	27	30	38	40	46	48	52	61	63	59	55	52	45	43	31
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	33	37	47	49	52	50	50	45	44	41	42	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	40	37	39	44	45	50	52	90	99	91	75	46	30	27
Tue	26	31	46	47	40	42	41	43	42	60	97	110	100	83	55	38	27
Wed	25	29	51	50	42	40	41	44	44	65	76	82	81	75	55	39	26
Thu	26	29	46	49	40	45	44	48	54	76	100	107	104	85	50	37	29
Fri	26	28	44	52	46	42	43	44	65	91	99	101	100	80	52	43	28
Sat	27	27	27	30	38	40	46	48	52	61	63	59	55	52	45	43	31
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	33	37	47	49	52	50	50	45	44	41	42	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	40	37	39	44	45	50	52	90	99	91	75	46	30	27
Tue	26	31	46	47	40	42	41	43	42	60	97	110	100	83	55	38	27
Wed	25	29	51	50	42	40	41	44	44	65	76	82	81	75	55	39	26
Thu	26	29	46	49	40	45	44	48	54	76	100	107	104	85	50	37	29
Fri	26	28	44	52	46	42	43	44	65	91	99	101	100	80	52	43	28
Sat	27	27	27	30	38	40	46	48	52	61	63	59	55	52	45	43	31
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	33	37	47	49	52	50	50	45	44	41	42	30