Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Westminster

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 66 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	41	50	51	46	47	50	50	53	54	78	89	82	71	50	38	35
Tue	34	39	57	59	49	50	48	49	47	59	85	97	90	78	57	44	35
Wed	34	39	59	58	50	48	48	50	51	63	73	78	79	73	57	44	35
Thu	34	39	57	58	49	53	51	52	57	68	89	95	94	81	53	44	36
Fri	34	38	51	58	54	48	49	50	64	82	89	90	89	77	54	48	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	44	46	52	53	58	64	67	66	60	55	50	50	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	41	43	51	52	56	55	53	50	49	47	47	38

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 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (67 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 10 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 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	51	46	47	50	50	53	54	78	89	82	71	50	38	35
Tue	34	39	57	59	49	50	48	49	47	59	85	97	90	78	57	44	35
Wed	34	39	59	58	50	48	48	50	51	63	73	78	79	73	57	44	35
Thu	34	39	57	58	49	53	51	52	57	68	89	95	94	81	53	44	36
Fri	34	38	51	58	54	48	49	50	64	82	89	90	89	77	54	48	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	44	46	52	53	58	64	67	66	60	55	50	50	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	41	43	51	52	56	55	53	50	49	47	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	51	46	47	50	50	53	54	78	89	82	71	50	38	35
Tue	34	39	57	59	49	50	48	49	47	59	85	97	90	78	57	44	35
Wed	34	39	59	58	50	48	48	50	51	63	73	78	79	73	57	44	35
Thu	34	39	57	58	49	53	51	52	57	68	89	95	94	81	53	44	36
Fri	34	38	51	58	54	48	49	50	64	82	89	90	89	77	54	48	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	44	46	52	53	58	64	67	66	60	55	50	50	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	41	43	51	52	56	55	53	50	49	47	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	50	51	46	47	50	50	53	54	78	89	82	71	50	38	35
Tue	34	39	57	59	49	50	48	49	47	59	85	97	90	78	57	44	35
Wed	34	39	59	58	50	48	48	50	51	63	73	78	79	73	57	44	35
Thu	34	39	57	58	49	53	51	52	57	68	89	95	94	81	53	44	36
Fri	34	38	51	58	54	48	49	50	64	82	89	90	89	77	54	48	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	44	46	52	53	58	64	67	66	60	55	50	50	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	41	43	51	52	56	55	53	50	49	47	47	38