Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Irvine

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 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 Irvine 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	46	56	72	71	60	58	60	60	64	67	87	100	90	80	60	48	45
Tue	44	59	81	78	65	63	60	61	60	70	97	112	100	86	67	55	45
Wed	43	57	85	79	67	61	61	63	62	75	85	93	91	81	68	55	45
Thu	44	56	79	78	66	65	63	66	69	82	101	111	102	89	64	55	47
Fri	44	54	72	73	67	60	60	62	74	94	101	101	99	85	64	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	57	61	66	66	71	76	79	76	71	66	59	60	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	52	55	63	64	68	66	64	62	60	59	59	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Glendale to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 112 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 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	46	56	72	71	60	58	60	60	64	67	87	100	90	80	60	48	45
Tue	44	59	81	78	65	63	60	61	60	70	97	112	100	86	67	55	45
Wed	43	57	85	79	67	61	61	63	62	75	85	93	91	81	68	55	45
Thu	44	56	79	78	66	65	63	66	69	82	101	111	102	89	64	55	47
Fri	44	54	72	73	67	60	60	62	74	94	101	101	99	85	64	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	57	61	66	66	71	76	79	76	71	66	59	60	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	52	55	63	64	68	66	64	62	60	59	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	56	72	71	60	58	60	60	64	67	87	100	90	80	60	48	45
Tue	44	59	81	78	65	63	60	61	60	70	97	112	100	86	67	55	45
Wed	43	57	85	79	67	61	61	63	62	75	85	93	91	81	68	55	45
Thu	44	56	79	78	66	65	63	66	69	82	101	111	102	89	64	55	47
Fri	44	54	72	73	67	60	60	62	74	94	101	101	99	85	64	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	57	61	66	66	71	76	79	76	71	66	59	60	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	52	55	63	64	68	66	64	62	60	59	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	56	72	71	60	58	60	60	64	67	87	100	90	80	60	48	45
Tue	44	59	81	78	65	63	60	61	60	70	97	112	100	86	67	55	45
Wed	43	57	85	79	67	61	61	63	62	75	85	93	91	81	68	55	45
Thu	44	56	79	78	66	65	63	66	69	82	101	111	102	89	64	55	47
Fri	44	54	72	73	67	60	60	62	74	94	101	101	99	85	64	58	48
Sat	46	46	47	50	57	61	66	66	71	76	79	76	71	66	59	60	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	52	55	63	64	68	66	64	62	60	59	59	49