Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Placentia

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 45 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Glendale to Placentia 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	34	39	49	51	46	44	46	46	49	49	66	73	68	60	44	36	34
Tue	33	38	53	55	49	50	47	47	47	56	70	78	74	63	50	40	33
Wed	33	37	55	55	50	47	47	50	49	57	67	69	68	62	51	41	34
Thu	33	37	55	56	50	51	49	50	54	60	77	77	77	67	50	41	36
Fri	33	37	49	52	50	47	47	49	60	70	75	76	73	65	49	44	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	42	44	48	49	51	56	57	56	54	51	47	46	37
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	39	42	48	49	51	50	50	46	45	44	45	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Glendale to Placentia (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 81 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Placentia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	49	51	46	44	46	46	49	49	66	73	68	60	44	36	34
Tue	33	38	53	55	49	50	47	47	47	56	70	78	74	63	50	40	33
Wed	33	37	55	55	50	47	47	50	49	57	67	69	68	62	51	41	34
Thu	33	37	55	56	50	51	49	50	54	60	77	77	77	67	50	41	36
Fri	33	37	49	52	50	47	47	49	60	70	75	76	73	65	49	44	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	42	44	48	49	51	56	57	56	54	51	47	46	37
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	39	42	48	49	51	50	50	46	45	44	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	49	51	46	44	46	46	49	49	66	73	68	60	44	36	34
Tue	33	38	53	55	49	50	47	47	47	56	70	78	74	63	50	40	33
Wed	33	37	55	55	50	47	47	50	49	57	67	69	68	62	51	41	34
Thu	33	37	55	56	50	51	49	50	54	60	77	77	77	67	50	41	36
Fri	33	37	49	52	50	47	47	49	60	70	75	76	73	65	49	44	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	42	44	48	49	51	56	57	56	54	51	47	46	37
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	39	42	48	49	51	50	50	46	45	44	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	49	51	46	44	46	46	49	49	66	73	68	60	44	36	34
Tue	33	38	53	55	49	50	47	47	47	56	70	78	74	63	50	40	33
Wed	33	37	55	55	50	47	47	50	49	57	67	69	68	62	51	41	34
Thu	33	37	55	56	50	51	49	50	54	60	77	77	77	67	50	41	36
Fri	33	37	49	52	50	47	47	49	60	70	75	76	73	65	49	44	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	42	44	48	49	51	56	57	56	54	51	47	46	37
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	39	42	48	49	51	50	50	46	45	44	45	37