Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Santa Paula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-5 North, usually 74 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 Santa Paula 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	65	67	69	69	72	74	74	76	75	80	79	86	92	85	79	76	71
Tue	66	67	68	68	70	72	73	71	72	71	75	90	102	95	85	79	70
Wed	65	67	67	68	69	71	72	72	72	74	80	92	93	90	83	77	67
Thu	65	67	71	75	76	78	78	80	78	76	88	108	115	103	86	82	67
Fri	66	68	69	69	72	82	82	84	84	83	85	90	86	86	84	80	68
Sat	66	68	69	68	67	74	83	82	76	80	77	74	73	72	73	76	67
Sun	66	65	65	66	65	69	81	96	108	109	106	85	78	83	85	83	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Glendale to Santa Paula (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (36 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Santa Paula?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 65 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	69	69	72	74	74	76	75	80	79	86	92	85	79	76	71
Tue	66	67	68	68	70	72	73	71	72	71	75	90	102	95	85	79	70
Wed	65	67	67	68	69	71	72	72	72	74	80	92	93	90	83	77	67
Thu	65	67	71	75	76	78	78	80	78	76	88	108	115	103	86	82	67
Fri	66	68	69	69	72	82	82	84	84	83	85	90	86	86	84	80	68
Sat	66	68	69	68	67	74	83	82	76	80	77	74	73	72	73	76	67
Sun	66	65	65	66	65	69	81	96	108	109	106	85	78	83	85	83	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	69	69	72	74	74	76	75	80	79	86	92	85	79	76	71
Tue	66	67	68	68	70	72	73	71	72	71	75	90	102	95	85	79	70
Wed	65	67	67	68	69	71	72	72	72	74	80	92	93	90	83	77	67
Thu	65	67	71	75	76	78	78	80	78	76	88	108	115	103	86	82	67
Fri	66	68	69	69	72	82	82	84	84	83	85	90	86	86	84	80	68
Sat	66	68	69	68	67	74	83	82	76	80	77	74	73	72	73	76	67
Sun	66	65	65	66	65	69	81	96	108	109	106	85	78	83	85	83	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	69	69	72	74	74	76	75	80	79	86	92	85	79	76	71
Tue	66	67	68	68	70	72	73	71	72	71	75	90	102	95	85	79	70
Wed	65	67	67	68	69	71	72	72	72	74	80	92	93	90	83	77	67
Thu	65	67	71	75	76	78	78	80	78	76	88	108	115	103	86	82	67
Fri	66	68	69	69	72	82	82	84	84	83	85	90	86	86	84	80	68
Sat	66	68	69	68	67	74	83	82	76	80	77	74	73	72	73	76	67
Sun	66	65	65	66	65	69	81	96	108	109	106	85	78	83	85	83	69