Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Montebello

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Montebello 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	21	27	34	35	32	33	36	34	37	40	48	51	50	42	32	24	22
Tue	21	25	37	39	36	38	35	34	34	45	53	57	55	44	38	27	21
Wed	21	24	38	40	35	35	35	37	37	46	53	54	56	48	40	29	22
Thu	21	25	35	40	35	37	36	38	41	49	55	57	57	49	39	30	24
Fri	21	25	34	39	38	35	36	38	48	53	54	55	54	48	37	33	24
Sat	22	22	22	25	30	35	40	41	44	47	47	46	44	41	36	36	24
Sun	21	22	22	22	22	28	31	38	39	43	43	40	35	34	33	34	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Glendale to Montebello (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 58 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Montebello?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	34	35	32	33	36	34	37	40	48	51	50	42	32	24	22
Tue	21	25	37	39	36	38	35	34	34	45	53	57	55	44	38	27	21
Wed	21	24	38	40	35	35	35	37	37	46	53	54	56	48	40	29	22
Thu	21	25	35	40	35	37	36	38	41	49	55	57	57	49	39	30	24
Fri	21	25	34	39	38	35	36	38	48	53	54	55	54	48	37	33	24
Sat	22	22	22	25	30	35	40	41	44	47	47	46	44	41	36	36	24
Sun	21	22	22	22	22	28	31	38	39	43	43	40	35	34	33	34	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	34	35	32	33	36	34	37	40	48	51	50	42	32	24	22
Tue	21	25	37	39	36	38	35	34	34	45	53	57	55	44	38	27	21
Wed	21	24	38	40	35	35	35	37	37	46	53	54	56	48	40	29	22
Thu	21	25	35	40	35	37	36	38	41	49	55	57	57	49	39	30	24
Fri	21	25	34	39	38	35	36	38	48	53	54	55	54	48	37	33	24
Sat	22	22	22	25	30	35	40	41	44	47	47	46	44	41	36	36	24
Sun	21	22	22	22	22	28	31	38	39	43	43	40	35	34	33	34	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	34	35	32	33	36	34	37	40	48	51	50	42	32	24	22
Tue	21	25	37	39	36	38	35	34	34	45	53	57	55	44	38	27	21
Wed	21	24	38	40	35	35	35	37	37	46	53	54	56	48	40	29	22
Thu	21	25	35	40	35	37	36	38	41	49	55	57	57	49	39	30	24
Fri	21	25	34	39	38	35	36	38	48	53	54	55	54	48	37	33	24
Sat	22	22	22	25	30	35	40	41	44	47	47	46	44	41	36	36	24
Sun	21	22	22	22	22	28	31	38	39	43	43	40	35	34	33	34	26