Best Time to Drive from Glendale to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	53	65	81	80	68	65	67	66	70	69	85	96	90	81	65	57	55
Tue	53	67	89	88	74	71	68	68	67	75	91	105	98	83	72	61	54
Wed	53	66	91	87	76	69	68	68	69	73	80	89	86	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	64	87	87	75	72	71	71	74	80	96	102	98	87	71	62	56
Fri	53	64	79	78	73	68	68	69	78	90	96	99	95	87	71	65	57
Sat	54	56	57	59	65	67	71	72	74	79	78	77	74	72	68	67	58
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	61	64	70	71	73	72	72	68	68	67	67	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Glendale to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to San Juan Capistrano?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (38 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	53	65	81	80	68	65	67	66	70	69	85	96	90	81	65	57	55
Tue	53	67	89	88	74	71	68	68	67	75	91	105	98	83	72	61	54
Wed	53	66	91	87	76	69	68	68	69	73	80	89	86	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	64	87	87	75	72	71	71	74	80	96	102	98	87	71	62	56
Fri	53	64	79	78	73	68	68	69	78	90	96	99	95	87	71	65	57
Sat	54	56	57	59	65	67	71	72	74	79	78	77	74	72	68	67	58
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	61	64	70	71	73	72	72	68	68	67	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	65	81	80	68	65	67	66	70	69	85	96	90	81	65	57	55
Tue	53	67	89	88	74	71	68	68	67	75	91	105	98	83	72	61	54
Wed	53	66	91	87	76	69	68	68	69	73	80	89	86	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	64	87	87	75	72	71	71	74	80	96	102	98	87	71	62	56
Fri	53	64	79	78	73	68	68	69	78	90	96	99	95	87	71	65	57
Sat	54	56	57	59	65	67	71	72	74	79	78	77	74	72	68	67	58
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	61	64	70	71	73	72	72	68	68	67	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	65	81	80	68	65	67	66	70	69	85	96	90	81	65	57	55
Tue	53	67	89	88	74	71	68	68	67	75	91	105	98	83	72	61	54
Wed	53	66	91	87	76	69	68	68	69	73	80	89	86	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	64	87	87	75	72	71	71	74	80	96	102	98	87	71	62	56
Fri	53	64	79	78	73	68	68	69	78	90	96	99	95	87	71	65	57
Sat	54	56	57	59	65	67	71	72	74	79	78	77	74	72	68	67	58
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	61	64	70	71	73	72	72	68	68	67	67	57