Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Long Beach

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 5% 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.

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Glendale to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Long Beach to Glendale

Freeway, about 29 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Glendale to Long Beach 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	35	44	48	46	43	42	42	43	47	54	57	55	49	37	33	31
Tue	31	35	47	50	48	46	44	43	44	48	55	61	62	53	40	34	31
Wed	31	36	46	49	48	47	45	45	45	50	57	62	62	53	42	34	31
Thu	31	36	46	50	49	47	45	46	48	53	59	63	63	55	44	36	32
Fri	31	35	44	49	47	45	46	49	54	57	62	61	58	52	44	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	34	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	47	45	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	41	43	42	40	38	37	36	36	33

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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Long Beach?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 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	35	44	48	46	43	42	42	43	47	54	57	55	49	37	33	31
Tue	31	35	47	50	48	46	44	43	44	48	55	61	62	53	40	34	31
Wed	31	36	46	49	48	47	45	45	45	50	57	62	62	53	42	34	31
Thu	31	36	46	50	49	47	45	46	48	53	59	63	63	55	44	36	32
Fri	31	35	44	49	47	45	46	49	54	57	62	61	58	52	44	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	34	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	47	45	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	41	43	42	40	38	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	48	46	43	42	42	43	47	54	57	55	49	37	33	31
Tue	31	35	47	50	48	46	44	43	44	48	55	61	62	53	40	34	31
Wed	31	36	46	49	48	47	45	45	45	50	57	62	62	53	42	34	31
Thu	31	36	46	50	49	47	45	46	48	53	59	63	63	55	44	36	32
Fri	31	35	44	49	47	45	46	49	54	57	62	61	58	52	44	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	34	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	47	45	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	41	43	42	40	38	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	48	46	43	42	42	43	47	54	57	55	49	37	33	31
Tue	31	35	47	50	48	46	44	43	44	48	55	61	62	53	40	34	31
Wed	31	36	46	49	48	47	45	45	45	50	57	62	62	53	42	34	31
Thu	31	36	46	50	49	47	45	46	48	53	59	63	63	55	44	36	32
Fri	31	35	44	49	47	45	46	49	54	57	62	61	58	52	44	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	34	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	47	45	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	41	43	42	40	38	37	36	36	33