Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Compton

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Compton 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	34	37	34	34	34	32	33	36	40	43	43	38	30	27	24
Tue	24	27	42	44	37	39	37	34	34	39	46	50	48	40	33	27	24
Wed	24	27	40	43	38	38	36	36	37	39	46	47	47	42	34	29	24
Thu	23	27	38	43	39	38	37	37	36	43	47	49	50	43	35	30	25
Fri	24	27	36	39	36	35	35	36	41	45	46	47	47	40	33	31	26
Sat	24	24	25	26	29	31	34	34	37	38	38	37	39	39	36	34	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	24	28	31	36	37	38	36	37	34	35	33	32	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Glendale to Compton (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 50 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Compton 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	34	37	34	34	34	32	33	36	40	43	43	38	30	27	24
Tue	24	27	42	44	37	39	37	34	34	39	46	50	48	40	33	27	24
Wed	24	27	40	43	38	38	36	36	37	39	46	47	47	42	34	29	24
Thu	23	27	38	43	39	38	37	37	36	43	47	49	50	43	35	30	25
Fri	24	27	36	39	36	35	35	36	41	45	46	47	47	40	33	31	26
Sat	24	24	25	26	29	31	34	34	37	38	38	37	39	39	36	34	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	24	28	31	36	37	38	36	37	34	35	33	32	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	34	37	34	34	34	32	33	36	40	43	43	38	30	27	24
Tue	24	27	42	44	37	39	37	34	34	39	46	50	48	40	33	27	24
Wed	24	27	40	43	38	38	36	36	37	39	46	47	47	42	34	29	24
Thu	23	27	38	43	39	38	37	37	36	43	47	49	50	43	35	30	25
Fri	24	27	36	39	36	35	35	36	41	45	46	47	47	40	33	31	26
Sat	24	24	25	26	29	31	34	34	37	38	38	37	39	39	36	34	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	24	28	31	36	37	38	36	37	34	35	33	32	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	34	37	34	34	34	32	33	36	40	43	43	38	30	27	24
Tue	24	27	42	44	37	39	37	34	34	39	46	50	48	40	33	27	24
Wed	24	27	40	43	38	38	36	36	37	39	46	47	47	42	34	29	24
Thu	23	27	38	43	39	38	37	37	36	43	47	49	50	43	35	30	25
Fri	24	27	36	39	36	35	35	36	41	45	46	47	47	40	33	31	26
Sat	24	24	25	26	29	31	34	34	37	38	38	37	39	39	36	34	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	24	28	31	36	37	38	36	37	34	35	33	32	27