Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Montebello

Right now (10:35 pm PST): about 22 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 8% 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	36	32	33	36	33	37	40	48	52	51	45	32	24	22
Tue	21	24	38	40	35	37	35	33	34	44	52	58	55	45	39	27	22
Wed	21	24	37	39	35	35	34	34	37	43	50	53	53	47	38	28	22
Thu	21	25	35	39	35	36	36	37	41	49	54	57	57	49	40	29	23
Fri	21	25	33	38	36	34	35	38	47	53	54	55	54	48	38	33	24
Sat	22	21	22	24	28	32	36	37	41	44	43	43	43	41	37	34	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	27	32	39	40	43	40	40	37	37	36	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 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (44 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 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Montebello?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays 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	36	32	33	36	33	37	40	48	52	51	45	32	24	22
Tue	21	24	38	40	35	37	35	33	34	44	52	58	55	45	39	27	22
Wed	21	24	37	39	35	35	34	34	37	43	50	53	53	47	38	28	22
Thu	21	25	35	39	35	36	36	37	41	49	54	57	57	49	40	29	23
Fri	21	25	33	38	36	34	35	38	47	53	54	55	54	48	38	33	24
Sat	22	21	22	24	28	32	36	37	41	44	43	43	43	41	37	34	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	27	32	39	40	43	40	40	37	37	36	34	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	34	36	32	33	36	33	37	40	48	52	51	45	32	24	22
Tue	21	24	38	40	35	37	35	33	34	44	52	58	55	45	39	27	22
Wed	21	24	37	39	35	35	34	34	37	43	50	53	53	47	38	28	22
Thu	21	25	35	39	35	36	36	37	41	49	54	57	57	49	40	29	23
Fri	21	25	33	38	36	34	35	38	47	53	54	55	54	48	38	33	24
Sat	22	21	22	24	28	32	36	37	41	44	43	43	43	41	37	34	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	27	32	39	40	43	40	40	37	37	36	34	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	34	36	32	33	36	33	37	40	48	52	51	45	32	24	22
Tue	21	24	38	40	35	37	35	33	34	44	52	58	55	45	39	27	22
Wed	21	24	37	39	35	35	34	34	37	43	50	53	53	47	38	28	22
Thu	21	25	35	39	35	36	36	37	41	49	54	57	57	49	40	29	23
Fri	21	25	33	38	36	34	35	38	47	53	54	55	54	48	38	33	24
Sat	22	21	22	24	28	32	36	37	41	44	43	43	43	41	37	34	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	27	32	39	40	43	40	40	37	37	36	34	26