Best Time to Drive from Glendale to LAX

Right now (6:20 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 3% 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 LAX 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	41	57	61	57	51	44	43	44	49	56	61	60	53	41	34	31
Tue	31	42	61	65	61	55	48	45	47	53	60	66	66	57	45	36	32
Wed	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	47	49	56	62	67	68	59	47	37	32
Thu	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	49	50	58	64	68	69	61	49	39	32
Fri	31	41	55	59	56	52	51	54	60	65	66	66	65	58	50	42	33
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	42	48	52	55	58	58	56	53	49	44	38	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	34	38	43	48	50	48	45	43	41	38	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Glendale to LAX (via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 41 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 31 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to LAX?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	57	61	57	51	44	43	44	49	56	61	60	53	41	34	31
Tue	31	42	61	65	61	55	48	45	47	53	60	66	66	57	45	36	32
Wed	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	47	49	56	62	67	68	59	47	37	32
Thu	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	49	50	58	64	68	69	61	49	39	32
Fri	31	41	55	59	56	52	51	54	60	65	66	66	65	58	50	42	33
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	42	48	52	55	58	58	56	53	49	44	38	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	34	38	43	48	50	48	45	43	41	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	57	61	57	51	44	43	44	49	56	61	60	53	41	34	31
Tue	31	42	61	65	61	55	48	45	47	53	60	66	66	57	45	36	32
Wed	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	47	49	56	62	67	68	59	47	37	32
Thu	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	49	50	58	64	68	69	61	49	39	32
Fri	31	41	55	59	56	52	51	54	60	65	66	66	65	58	50	42	33
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	42	48	52	55	58	58	56	53	49	44	38	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	34	38	43	48	50	48	45	43	41	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	57	61	57	51	44	43	44	49	56	61	60	53	41	34	31
Tue	31	42	61	65	61	55	48	45	47	53	60	66	66	57	45	36	32
Wed	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	47	49	56	62	67	68	59	47	37	32
Thu	31	42	61	64	61	56	50	49	50	58	64	68	69	61	49	39	32
Fri	31	41	55	59	56	52	51	54	60	65	66	66	65	58	50	42	33
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	42	48	52	55	58	58	56	53	49	44	38	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	34	38	43	48	50	48	45	43	41	38	37	33