Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Rowland Heights

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-60 East and I-5 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Rowland Heights 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	28	35	45	48	48	45	42	43	43	47	51	56	51	43	36	31	29
Tue	28	34	53	59	61	62	51	46	45	70	89	87	68	43	39	34	28
Wed	28	33	54	60	59	62	58	56	54	71	84	81	76	59	39	35	30
Thu	28	32	53	55	64	59	49	50	55	83	92	87	74	53	40	40	31
Fri	28	33	47	58	56	47	49	59	80	88	83	78	74	51	47	47	34
Sat	31	29	30	31	37	47	49	51	70	71	70	77	79	73	57	52	37
Sun	29	29	30	30	29	33	45	54	55	55	55	56	45	41	39	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Glendale to Rowland Heights (via SR-60 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Rowland Heights?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	45	48	48	45	42	43	43	47	51	56	51	43	36	31	29
Tue	28	34	53	59	61	62	51	46	45	70	89	87	68	43	39	34	28
Wed	28	33	54	60	59	62	58	56	54	71	84	81	76	59	39	35	30
Thu	28	32	53	55	64	59	49	50	55	83	92	87	74	53	40	40	31
Fri	28	33	47	58	56	47	49	59	80	88	83	78	74	51	47	47	34
Sat	31	29	30	31	37	47	49	51	70	71	70	77	79	73	57	52	37
Sun	29	29	30	30	29	33	45	54	55	55	55	56	45	41	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	45	48	48	45	42	43	43	47	51	56	51	43	36	31	29
Tue	28	34	53	59	61	62	51	46	45	70	89	87	68	43	39	34	28
Wed	28	33	54	60	59	62	58	56	54	71	84	81	76	59	39	35	30
Thu	28	32	53	55	64	59	49	50	55	83	92	87	74	53	40	40	31
Fri	28	33	47	58	56	47	49	59	80	88	83	78	74	51	47	47	34
Sat	31	29	30	31	37	47	49	51	70	71	70	77	79	73	57	52	37
Sun	29	29	30	30	29	33	45	54	55	55	55	56	45	41	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	45	48	48	45	42	43	43	47	51	56	51	43	36	31	29
Tue	28	34	53	59	61	62	51	46	45	70	89	87	68	43	39	34	28
Wed	28	33	54	60	59	62	58	56	54	71	84	81	76	59	39	35	30
Thu	28	32	53	55	64	59	49	50	55	83	92	87	74	53	40	40	31
Fri	28	33	47	58	56	47	49	59	80	88	83	78	74	51	47	47	34
Sat	31	29	30	31	37	47	49	51	70	71	70	77	79	73	57	52	37
Sun	29	29	30	30	29	33	45	54	55	55	55	56	45	41	39	41	35