Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Westminster

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Westminster 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	36	40	49	50	46	47	50	50	53	53	78	89	83	73	51	38	35
Tue	34	38	58	60	47	49	48	47	47	60	84	100	92	79	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	56	56	49	48	47	48	50	57	64	70	67	62	52	43	36
Thu	34	38	55	55	48	51	50	52	56	68	87	92	93	81	56	44	37
Fri	34	37	49	55	50	48	48	51	62	81	89	90	89	77	56	48	37
Sat	35	34	36	37	42	46	49	51	55	60	60	61	59	57	51	47	39
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	40	45	53	54	57	54	54	52	51	50	48	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Glendale to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 100 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Westminster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Westminster to Glendale (return trip) · Glendale to Los Angeles · Glendale to Santa Monica · Glendale to Long Beach · Glendale to West Covina · Glendale to Santa Clarita · Glendale to Van Nuys · Glendale to Torrance · Glendale to LAX · Glendale to Culver City · Glendale to El Monte · Glendale to Downey

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	49	50	46	47	50	50	53	53	78	89	83	73	51	38	35
Tue	34	38	58	60	47	49	48	47	47	60	84	100	92	79	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	56	56	49	48	47	48	50	57	64	70	67	62	52	43	36
Thu	34	38	55	55	48	51	50	52	56	68	87	92	93	81	56	44	37
Fri	34	37	49	55	50	48	48	51	62	81	89	90	89	77	56	48	37
Sat	35	34	36	37	42	46	49	51	55	60	60	61	59	57	51	47	39
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	40	45	53	54	57	54	54	52	51	50	48	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	49	50	46	47	50	50	53	53	78	89	83	73	51	38	35
Tue	34	38	58	60	47	49	48	47	47	60	84	100	92	79	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	56	56	49	48	47	48	50	57	64	70	67	62	52	43	36
Thu	34	38	55	55	48	51	50	52	56	68	87	92	93	81	56	44	37
Fri	34	37	49	55	50	48	48	51	62	81	89	90	89	77	56	48	37
Sat	35	34	36	37	42	46	49	51	55	60	60	61	59	57	51	47	39
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	40	45	53	54	57	54	54	52	51	50	48	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	49	50	46	47	50	50	53	53	78	89	83	73	51	38	35
Tue	34	38	58	60	47	49	48	47	47	60	84	100	92	79	60	43	35
Wed	34	38	56	56	49	48	47	48	50	57	64	70	67	62	52	43	36
Thu	34	38	55	55	48	51	50	52	56	68	87	92	93	81	56	44	37
Fri	34	37	49	55	50	48	48	51	62	81	89	90	89	77	56	48	37
Sat	35	34	36	37	42	46	49	51	55	60	60	61	59	57	51	47	39
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	40	45	53	54	57	54	54	52	51	50	48	39