Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Pico Rivera 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	20	25	31	34	30	32	34	33	36	37	52	59	54	48	31	22	20
Tue	19	23	35	36	34	36	33	33	32	43	58	65	63	50	37	26	20
Wed	19	23	36	37	34	34	34	35	36	45	54	57	57	51	39	28	20
Thu	19	23	34	36	34	36	34	36	40	50	63	65	64	55	38	28	22
Fri	19	22	33	38	36	33	33	36	47	57	61	62	61	52	37	32	22
Sat	20	20	21	23	29	33	38	38	43	46	49	48	45	41	35	35	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	26	29	36	37	41	40	39	34	33	32	32	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Glendale to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 68 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Pico Rivera?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 19 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	31	34	30	32	34	33	36	37	52	59	54	48	31	22	20
Tue	19	23	35	36	34	36	33	33	32	43	58	65	63	50	37	26	20
Wed	19	23	36	37	34	34	34	35	36	45	54	57	57	51	39	28	20
Thu	19	23	34	36	34	36	34	36	40	50	63	65	64	55	38	28	22
Fri	19	22	33	38	36	33	33	36	47	57	61	62	61	52	37	32	22
Sat	20	20	21	23	29	33	38	38	43	46	49	48	45	41	35	35	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	26	29	36	37	41	40	39	34	33	32	32	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	31	34	30	32	34	33	36	37	52	59	54	48	31	22	20
Tue	19	23	35	36	34	36	33	33	32	43	58	65	63	50	37	26	20
Wed	19	23	36	37	34	34	34	35	36	45	54	57	57	51	39	28	20
Thu	19	23	34	36	34	36	34	36	40	50	63	65	64	55	38	28	22
Fri	19	22	33	38	36	33	33	36	47	57	61	62	61	52	37	32	22
Sat	20	20	21	23	29	33	38	38	43	46	49	48	45	41	35	35	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	26	29	36	37	41	40	39	34	33	32	32	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	31	34	30	32	34	33	36	37	52	59	54	48	31	22	20
Tue	19	23	35	36	34	36	33	33	32	43	58	65	63	50	37	26	20
Wed	19	23	36	37	34	34	34	35	36	45	54	57	57	51	39	28	20
Thu	19	23	34	36	34	36	34	36	40	50	63	65	64	55	38	28	22
Fri	19	22	33	38	36	33	33	36	47	57	61	62	61	52	37	32	22
Sat	20	20	21	23	29	33	38	38	43	46	49	48	45	41	35	35	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	26	29	36	37	41	40	39	34	33	32	32	24