Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Fullerton

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 32 minutes via I-5 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Fullerton 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	31	36	46	46	41	41	43	43	46	45	62	69	65	57	41	34	31
Tue	30	34	51	52	44	45	43	42	43	52	66	75	72	61	49	37	31
Wed	30	34	51	51	46	43	42	43	45	49	57	60	58	53	44	37	31
Thu	30	34	49	52	45	46	45	46	49	55	70	71	73	63	48	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	44	42	42	45	54	65	71	72	70	62	47	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	34	37	39	42	43	47	51	51	50	51	48	44	42	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	36	39	45	46	48	46	47	44	44	43	42	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Glendale to Fullerton (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	46	46	41	41	43	43	46	45	62	69	65	57	41	34	31
Tue	30	34	51	52	44	45	43	42	43	52	66	75	72	61	49	37	31
Wed	30	34	51	51	46	43	42	43	45	49	57	60	58	53	44	37	31
Thu	30	34	49	52	45	46	45	46	49	55	70	71	73	63	48	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	44	42	42	45	54	65	71	72	70	62	47	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	34	37	39	42	43	47	51	51	50	51	48	44	42	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	36	39	45	46	48	46	47	44	44	43	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	46	46	41	41	43	43	46	45	62	69	65	57	41	34	31
Tue	30	34	51	52	44	45	43	42	43	52	66	75	72	61	49	37	31
Wed	30	34	51	51	46	43	42	43	45	49	57	60	58	53	44	37	31
Thu	30	34	49	52	45	46	45	46	49	55	70	71	73	63	48	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	44	42	42	45	54	65	71	72	70	62	47	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	34	37	39	42	43	47	51	51	50	51	48	44	42	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	36	39	45	46	48	46	47	44	44	43	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	46	46	41	41	43	43	46	45	62	69	65	57	41	34	31
Tue	30	34	51	52	44	45	43	42	43	52	66	75	72	61	49	37	31
Wed	30	34	51	51	46	43	42	43	45	49	57	60	58	53	44	37	31
Thu	30	34	49	52	45	46	45	46	49	55	70	71	73	63	48	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	44	42	42	45	54	65	71	72	70	62	47	41	33
Sat	31	31	32	34	37	39	42	43	47	51	51	50	51	48	44	42	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	36	39	45	46	48	46	47	44	44	43	42	34