Best Time to Drive from Glendale to South Gate

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 South, usually 63 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 South Gate 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	24	34	47	50	51	49	45	46	46	47	44	49	45	40	35	27	24
Tue	24	32	50	53	60	64	52	45	44	56	64	69	66	39	38	32	24
Wed	24	31	50	52	57	62	57	53	51	54	63	65	65	53	40	32	25
Thu	24	31	49	50	60	57	48	48	47	65	66	70	67	50	41	37	26
Fri	24	32	46	52	55	49	47	50	63	67	65	63	61	47	44	43	31
Sat	26	25	26	27	43	58	59	54	66	67	71	73	70	70	55	55	30
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	32	45	52	53	56	58	56	48	46	42	42	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Glendale to South Gate (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to South Gate?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 24 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	47	50	51	49	45	46	46	47	44	49	45	40	35	27	24
Tue	24	32	50	53	60	64	52	45	44	56	64	69	66	39	38	32	24
Wed	24	31	50	52	57	62	57	53	51	54	63	65	65	53	40	32	25
Thu	24	31	49	50	60	57	48	48	47	65	66	70	67	50	41	37	26
Fri	24	32	46	52	55	49	47	50	63	67	65	63	61	47	44	43	31
Sat	26	25	26	27	43	58	59	54	66	67	71	73	70	70	55	55	30
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	32	45	52	53	56	58	56	48	46	42	42	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	47	50	51	49	45	46	46	47	44	49	45	40	35	27	24
Tue	24	32	50	53	60	64	52	45	44	56	64	69	66	39	38	32	24
Wed	24	31	50	52	57	62	57	53	51	54	63	65	65	53	40	32	25
Thu	24	31	49	50	60	57	48	48	47	65	66	70	67	50	41	37	26
Fri	24	32	46	52	55	49	47	50	63	67	65	63	61	47	44	43	31
Sat	26	25	26	27	43	58	59	54	66	67	71	73	70	70	55	55	30
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	32	45	52	53	56	58	56	48	46	42	42	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	47	50	51	49	45	46	46	47	44	49	45	40	35	27	24
Tue	24	32	50	53	60	64	52	45	44	56	64	69	66	39	38	32	24
Wed	24	31	50	52	57	62	57	53	51	54	63	65	65	53	40	32	25
Thu	24	31	49	50	60	57	48	48	47	65	66	70	67	50	41	37	26
Fri	24	32	46	52	55	49	47	50	63	67	65	63	61	47	44	43	31
Sat	26	25	26	27	43	58	59	54	66	67	71	73	70	70	55	55	30
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	32	45	52	53	56	58	56	48	46	42	42	31