Best Time to Drive from Glendale to SNA

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 4% 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	54	70	69	58	56	58	58	63	64	84	96	87	78	58	46	43
Tue	42	57	80	77	64	62	58	59	59	69	94	108	97	83	65	52	43
Wed	41	56	84	77	66	60	59	61	61	73	82	89	87	79	65	53	43
Thu	42	54	76	78	64	63	61	64	68	79	98	106	98	87	62	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	62	59	59	61	72	91	96	98	96	84	63	56	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	62	63	68	73	77	74	69	64	57	58	46
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	53	61	62	66	64	62	60	58	56	57	46

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 108 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 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 8 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 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 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)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	70	69	58	56	58	58	63	64	84	96	87	78	58	46	43
Tue	42	57	80	77	64	62	58	59	59	69	94	108	97	83	65	52	43
Wed	41	56	84	77	66	60	59	61	61	73	82	89	87	79	65	53	43
Thu	42	54	76	78	64	63	61	64	68	79	98	106	98	87	62	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	62	59	59	61	72	91	96	98	96	84	63	56	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	62	63	68	73	77	74	69	64	57	58	46
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	53	61	62	66	64	62	60	58	56	57	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	70	69	58	56	58	58	63	64	84	96	87	78	58	46	43
Tue	42	57	80	77	64	62	58	59	59	69	94	108	97	83	65	52	43
Wed	41	56	84	77	66	60	59	61	61	73	82	89	87	79	65	53	43
Thu	42	54	76	78	64	63	61	64	68	79	98	106	98	87	62	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	62	59	59	61	72	91	96	98	96	84	63	56	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	62	63	68	73	77	74	69	64	57	58	46
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	53	61	62	66	64	62	60	58	56	57	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	70	69	58	56	58	58	63	64	84	96	87	78	58	46	43
Tue	42	57	80	77	64	62	58	59	59	69	94	108	97	83	65	52	43
Wed	41	56	84	77	66	60	59	61	61	73	82	89	87	79	65	53	43
Thu	42	54	76	78	64	63	61	64	68	79	98	106	98	87	62	52	45
Fri	42	52	69	68	62	59	59	61	72	91	96	98	96	84	63	56	45
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	62	63	68	73	77	74	69	64	57	58	46
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	50	53	61	62	66	64	62	60	58	56	57	46