Best Time to Drive from Glendale to LAX

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South, usually 58 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	30	46	56	61	63	59	53	56	55	58	56	63	56	50	45	33	31
Tue	31	44	60	69	72	73	61	54	55	72	82	88	80	50	48	37	31
Wed	31	43	61	67	66	70	67	61	60	72	80	83	79	66	49	41	32
Thu	30	41	58	62	75	68	58	59	62	82	87	89	81	63	50	47	33
Fri	31	42	56	68	67	58	57	66	81	86	83	79	75	56	55	53	37
Sat	33	32	33	35	52	67	71	70	83	83	89	91	88	86	66	56	35
Sun	31	32	33	32	32	41	55	63	65	66	71	65	58	54	50	50	38

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 30 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (91 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 51 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 30 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 30 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to LAX?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 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	30	46	56	61	63	59	53	56	55	58	56	63	56	50	45	33	31
Tue	31	44	60	69	72	73	61	54	55	72	82	88	80	50	48	37	31
Wed	31	43	61	67	66	70	67	61	60	72	80	83	79	66	49	41	32
Thu	30	41	58	62	75	68	58	59	62	82	87	89	81	63	50	47	33
Fri	31	42	56	68	67	58	57	66	81	86	83	79	75	56	55	53	37
Sat	33	32	33	35	52	67	71	70	83	83	89	91	88	86	66	56	35
Sun	31	32	33	32	32	41	55	63	65	66	71	65	58	54	50	50	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	46	56	61	63	59	53	56	55	58	56	63	56	50	45	33	31
Tue	31	44	60	69	72	73	61	54	55	72	82	88	80	50	48	37	31
Wed	31	43	61	67	66	70	67	61	60	72	80	83	79	66	49	41	32
Thu	30	41	58	62	75	68	58	59	62	82	87	89	81	63	50	47	33
Fri	31	42	56	68	67	58	57	66	81	86	83	79	75	56	55	53	37
Sat	33	32	33	35	52	67	71	70	83	83	89	91	88	86	66	56	35
Sun	31	32	33	32	32	41	55	63	65	66	71	65	58	54	50	50	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	46	56	61	63	59	53	56	55	58	56	63	56	50	45	33	31
Tue	31	44	60	69	72	73	61	54	55	72	82	88	80	50	48	37	31
Wed	31	43	61	67	66	70	67	61	60	72	80	83	79	66	49	41	32
Thu	30	41	58	62	75	68	58	59	62	82	87	89	81	63	50	47	33
Fri	31	42	56	68	67	58	57	66	81	86	83	79	75	56	55	53	37
Sat	33	32	33	35	52	67	71	70	83	83	89	91	88	86	66	56	35
Sun	31	32	33	32	32	41	55	63	65	66	71	65	58	54	50	50	38