Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Long Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 46 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 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	29	38	43	46	43	45	46	43	45	53	62	68	66	53	38	32	30
Tue	29	34	45	45	45	49	47	46	47	54	68	76	75	60	42	34	30
Wed	30	34	45	45	43	44	47	48	51	58	69	73	74	64	47	38	31
Thu	29	35	44	44	44	46	47	51	51	62	73	77	75	64	46	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	48	44	48	53	58	65	69	73	71	56	41	39	34
Sat	31	31	32	36	42	48	52	50	54	54	54	52	52	48	45	44	33
Sun	31	31	30	31	32	40	43	52	51	54	48	51	46	44	42	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Glendale to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 77 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Glendale (return trip) · Glendale to Los Angeles · Glendale to Santa Monica · Glendale to West Covina · Glendale to Santa Clarita · Glendale to Van Nuys · Glendale to Torrance · Glendale to LAX · Glendale to Culver City · Glendale to El Monte · Glendale to Downey · Glendale to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	43	45	46	43	45	53	62	68	66	53	38	32	30
Tue	29	34	45	45	45	49	47	46	47	54	68	76	75	60	42	34	30
Wed	30	34	45	45	43	44	47	48	51	58	69	73	74	64	47	38	31
Thu	29	35	44	44	44	46	47	51	51	62	73	77	75	64	46	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	48	44	48	53	58	65	69	73	71	56	41	39	34
Sat	31	31	32	36	42	48	52	50	54	54	54	52	52	48	45	44	33
Sun	31	31	30	31	32	40	43	52	51	54	48	51	46	44	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	43	45	46	43	45	53	62	68	66	53	38	32	30
Tue	29	34	45	45	45	49	47	46	47	54	68	76	75	60	42	34	30
Wed	30	34	45	45	43	44	47	48	51	58	69	73	74	64	47	38	31
Thu	29	35	44	44	44	46	47	51	51	62	73	77	75	64	46	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	48	44	48	53	58	65	69	73	71	56	41	39	34
Sat	31	31	32	36	42	48	52	50	54	54	54	52	52	48	45	44	33
Sun	31	31	30	31	32	40	43	52	51	54	48	51	46	44	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	43	45	46	43	45	53	62	68	66	53	38	32	30
Tue	29	34	45	45	45	49	47	46	47	54	68	76	75	60	42	34	30
Wed	30	34	45	45	43	44	47	48	51	58	69	73	74	64	47	38	31
Thu	29	35	44	44	44	46	47	51	51	62	73	77	75	64	46	38	33
Fri	30	34	44	47	48	44	48	53	58	65	69	73	71	56	41	39	34
Sat	31	31	32	36	42	48	52	50	54	54	54	52	52	48	45	44	33
Sun	31	31	30	31	32	40	43	52	51	54	48	51	46	44	42	40	34