Best Time to Drive from Glendale to La Mirada

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 South, usually 53 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 La Mirada 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	28	31	39	42	38	39	43	42	47	48	76	86	80	67	43	30	27
Tue	26	29	47	49	41	41	40	40	40	55	83	97	90	75	53	35	26
Wed	26	28	45	46	43	39	39	39	43	52	64	74	68	59	47	36	27
Thu	26	29	43	46	40	43	42	44	50	65	89	93	89	76	49	35	28
Fri	26	28	40	45	41	40	40	44	57	79	89	91	88	73	50	39	28
Sat	27	26	27	29	33	37	41	42	47	52	53	55	52	49	42	39	30
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	31	36	44	44	48	45	45	44	43	42	40	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Glendale to La Mirada (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 98 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to La Mirada?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	39	42	38	39	43	42	47	48	76	86	80	67	43	30	27
Tue	26	29	47	49	41	41	40	40	40	55	83	97	90	75	53	35	26
Wed	26	28	45	46	43	39	39	39	43	52	64	74	68	59	47	36	27
Thu	26	29	43	46	40	43	42	44	50	65	89	93	89	76	49	35	28
Fri	26	28	40	45	41	40	40	44	57	79	89	91	88	73	50	39	28
Sat	27	26	27	29	33	37	41	42	47	52	53	55	52	49	42	39	30
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	31	36	44	44	48	45	45	44	43	42	40	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	39	42	38	39	43	42	47	48	76	86	80	67	43	30	27
Tue	26	29	47	49	41	41	40	40	40	55	83	97	90	75	53	35	26
Wed	26	28	45	46	43	39	39	39	43	52	64	74	68	59	47	36	27
Thu	26	29	43	46	40	43	42	44	50	65	89	93	89	76	49	35	28
Fri	26	28	40	45	41	40	40	44	57	79	89	91	88	73	50	39	28
Sat	27	26	27	29	33	37	41	42	47	52	53	55	52	49	42	39	30
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	31	36	44	44	48	45	45	44	43	42	40	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	39	42	38	39	43	42	47	48	76	86	80	67	43	30	27
Tue	26	29	47	49	41	41	40	40	40	55	83	97	90	75	53	35	26
Wed	26	28	45	46	43	39	39	39	43	52	64	74	68	59	47	36	27
Thu	26	29	43	46	40	43	42	44	50	65	89	93	89	76	49	35	28
Fri	26	28	40	45	41	40	40	44	57	79	89	91	88	73	50	39	28
Sat	27	26	27	29	33	37	41	42	47	52	53	55	52	49	42	39	30
Sun	27	26	27	27	27	31	36	44	44	48	45	45	44	43	42	40	30