Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Valencia

Right now (8:49 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-5 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Valencia 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	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	37	35	38	39	38	34	33	32
Tue	30	30	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	38	47	47	38	37	33
Wed	29	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	38	39	36	33	31
Thu	29	30	32	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	40	52	50	43	39	35	31
Fri	30	30	31	32	32	40	40	42	43	41	39	43	41	39	37	34	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	34	42	41	37	39	36	34	34	32	32	33	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	40	51	60	59	61	42	37	37	35	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Glendale to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	37	35	38	39	38	34	33	32
Tue	30	30	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	38	47	47	38	37	33
Wed	29	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	38	39	36	33	31
Thu	29	30	32	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	40	52	50	43	39	35	31
Fri	30	30	31	32	32	40	40	42	43	41	39	43	41	39	37	34	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	34	42	41	37	39	36	34	34	32	32	33	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	40	51	60	59	61	42	37	37	35	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	37	35	38	39	38	34	33	32
Tue	30	30	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	38	47	47	38	37	33
Wed	29	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	38	39	36	33	31
Thu	29	30	32	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	40	52	50	43	39	35	31
Fri	30	30	31	32	32	40	40	42	43	41	39	43	41	39	37	34	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	34	42	41	37	39	36	34	34	32	32	33	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	40	51	60	59	61	42	37	37	35	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	37	35	38	39	38	34	33	32
Tue	30	30	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	34	38	47	47	38	37	33
Wed	29	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	38	39	36	33	31
Thu	29	30	32	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	40	52	50	43	39	35	31
Fri	30	30	31	32	32	40	40	42	43	41	39	43	41	39	37	34	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	34	42	41	37	39	36	34	34	32	32	33	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	40	51	60	59	61	42	37	37	35	34	31