Best Time to Drive from Glendale to San Clemente

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 62 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 41% 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 San Clemente 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	60	72	90	88	76	73	74	74	77	76	93	104	98	88	72	64	61
Tue	59	73	97	95	81	78	75	74	74	82	98	114	106	92	80	68	60
Wed	59	72	99	95	83	77	75	74	75	80	89	97	94	84	76	68	61
Thu	59	71	93	94	82	79	78	78	80	87	101	110	105	93	78	68	62
Fri	59	71	85	85	79	75	74	76	84	96	103	105	101	94	78	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	66	70	73	76	77	80	84	83	82	82	79	75	73	64
Sun	60	60	60	62	63	67	71	77	78	80	79	79	76	76	75	73	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Glendale to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 115 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 65 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to San Clemente?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 59 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (45 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	90	88	76	73	74	74	77	76	93	104	98	88	72	64	61
Tue	59	73	97	95	81	78	75	74	74	82	98	114	106	92	80	68	60
Wed	59	72	99	95	83	77	75	74	75	80	89	97	94	84	76	68	61
Thu	59	71	93	94	82	79	78	78	80	87	101	110	105	93	78	68	62
Fri	59	71	85	85	79	75	74	76	84	96	103	105	101	94	78	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	66	70	73	76	77	80	84	83	82	82	79	75	73	64
Sun	60	60	60	62	63	67	71	77	78	80	79	79	76	76	75	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	90	88	76	73	74	74	77	76	93	104	98	88	72	64	61
Tue	59	73	97	95	81	78	75	74	74	82	98	114	106	92	80	68	60
Wed	59	72	99	95	83	77	75	74	75	80	89	97	94	84	76	68	61
Thu	59	71	93	94	82	79	78	78	80	87	101	110	105	93	78	68	62
Fri	59	71	85	85	79	75	74	76	84	96	103	105	101	94	78	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	66	70	73	76	77	80	84	83	82	82	79	75	73	64
Sun	60	60	60	62	63	67	71	77	78	80	79	79	76	76	75	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	90	88	76	73	74	74	77	76	93	104	98	88	72	64	61
Tue	59	73	97	95	81	78	75	74	74	82	98	114	106	92	80	68	60
Wed	59	72	99	95	83	77	75	74	75	80	89	97	94	84	76	68	61
Thu	59	71	93	94	82	79	78	78	80	87	101	110	105	93	78	68	62
Fri	59	71	85	85	79	75	74	76	84	96	103	105	101	94	78	72	63
Sat	60	62	64	66	70	73	76	77	80	84	83	82	82	79	75	73	64
Sun	60	60	60	62	63	67	71	77	78	80	79	79	76	76	75	73	64