Best Time to Drive from Glendale to San Clemente

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 43% 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	88	87	75	72	73	73	76	76	92	103	96	87	71	64	61
Tue	59	75	95	94	81	78	75	75	74	82	99	112	105	89	78	68	61
Wed	59	73	99	95	83	77	76	77	76	83	94	101	99	88	78	69	61
Thu	59	71	95	94	82	80	78	78	81	87	104	110	105	93	77	68	63
Fri	59	71	86	85	80	76	74	76	85	97	103	106	101	93	76	72	64
Sat	61	62	63	66	72	74	80	80	84	87	89	86	83	79	73	75	64
Sun	60	61	61	62	63	68	70	76	77	80	80	78	75	73	72	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 114 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 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 114 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 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

More drives

San Clemente to Glendale (return trip) · Glendale to Los Angeles · Glendale to Santa Monica · Glendale to Long Beach · Glendale to West Covina · Glendale to Santa Clarita · Glendale to Van Nuys · Glendale to Torrance · Glendale to LAX · Glendale to Culver City · Glendale to El Monte · Glendale to Downey

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	88	87	75	72	73	73	76	76	92	103	96	87	71	64	61
Tue	59	75	95	94	81	78	75	75	74	82	99	112	105	89	78	68	61
Wed	59	73	99	95	83	77	76	77	76	83	94	101	99	88	78	69	61
Thu	59	71	95	94	82	80	78	78	81	87	104	110	105	93	77	68	63
Fri	59	71	86	85	80	76	74	76	85	97	103	106	101	93	76	72	64
Sat	61	62	63	66	72	74	80	80	84	87	89	86	83	79	73	75	64
Sun	60	61	61	62	63	68	70	76	77	80	80	78	75	73	72	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	88	87	75	72	73	73	76	76	92	103	96	87	71	64	61
Tue	59	75	95	94	81	78	75	75	74	82	99	112	105	89	78	68	61
Wed	59	73	99	95	83	77	76	77	76	83	94	101	99	88	78	69	61
Thu	59	71	95	94	82	80	78	78	81	87	104	110	105	93	77	68	63
Fri	59	71	86	85	80	76	74	76	85	97	103	106	101	93	76	72	64
Sat	61	62	63	66	72	74	80	80	84	87	89	86	83	79	73	75	64
Sun	60	61	61	62	63	68	70	76	77	80	80	78	75	73	72	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	72	88	87	75	72	73	73	76	76	92	103	96	87	71	64	61
Tue	59	75	95	94	81	78	75	75	74	82	99	112	105	89	78	68	61
Wed	59	73	99	95	83	77	76	77	76	83	94	101	99	88	78	69	61
Thu	59	71	95	94	82	80	78	78	81	87	104	110	105	93	77	68	63
Fri	59	71	86	85	80	76	74	76	85	97	103	106	101	93	76	72	64
Sat	61	62	63	66	72	74	80	80	84	87	89	86	83	79	73	75	64
Sun	60	61	61	62	63	68	70	76	77	80	80	78	75	73	72	73	64