Best Time to Drive from Glendale to SNA

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-5 South, usually 83 at this time.

Only 35% 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 SNA 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	43	55	73	72	60	59	59	59	63	65	85	97	89	78	58	46	44
Tue	42	56	82	78	64	62	59	58	59	71	93	111	100	86	67	52	43
Wed	42	54	83	77	66	60	58	58	60	68	75	82	79	71	62	52	43
Thu	41	54	78	77	65	64	62	63	67	79	96	104	99	87	63	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	61	58	58	61	70	89	97	99	98	83	64	57	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	52	56	60	62	65	70	71	70	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	55	63	64	67	64	64	62	61	60	58	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Glendale to SNA (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 111 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to SNA?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	73	72	60	59	59	59	63	65	85	97	89	78	58	46	44
Tue	42	56	82	78	64	62	59	58	59	71	93	111	100	86	67	52	43
Wed	42	54	83	77	66	60	58	58	60	68	75	82	79	71	62	52	43
Thu	41	54	78	77	65	64	62	63	67	79	96	104	99	87	63	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	61	58	58	61	70	89	97	99	98	83	64	57	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	52	56	60	62	65	70	71	70	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	55	63	64	67	64	64	62	61	60	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	73	72	60	59	59	59	63	65	85	97	89	78	58	46	44
Tue	42	56	82	78	64	62	59	58	59	71	93	111	100	86	67	52	43
Wed	42	54	83	77	66	60	58	58	60	68	75	82	79	71	62	52	43
Thu	41	54	78	77	65	64	62	63	67	79	96	104	99	87	63	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	61	58	58	61	70	89	97	99	98	83	64	57	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	52	56	60	62	65	70	71	70	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	55	63	64	67	64	64	62	61	60	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	73	72	60	59	59	59	63	65	85	97	89	78	58	46	44
Tue	42	56	82	78	64	62	59	58	59	71	93	111	100	86	67	52	43
Wed	42	54	83	77	66	60	58	58	60	68	75	82	79	71	62	52	43
Thu	41	54	78	77	65	64	62	63	67	79	96	104	99	87	63	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	61	58	58	61	70	89	97	99	98	83	64	57	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	52	56	60	62	65	70	71	70	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	55	63	64	67	64	64	62	61	60	58	47