Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Whittier

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Whittier 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	31	39	48	49	47	48	52	51	56	63	77	85	79	71	48	32	30
Tue	29	37	54	56	52	54	51	50	50	68	87	95	91	74	55	39	29
Wed	29	36	58	58	50	50	52	53	54	73	82	87	87	76	58	42	30
Thu	29	36	52	55	52	54	52	57	63	78	92	97	94	80	55	43	32
Fri	29	35	50	60	55	50	51	58	74	85	90	89	89	74	54	48	33
Sat	31	30	31	34	45	53	60	59	68	72	74	72	67	62	52	49	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	39	46	57	58	64	61	58	52	49	48	47	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Glendale to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 98 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 47 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 central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 29 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	48	49	47	48	52	51	56	63	77	85	79	71	48	32	30
Tue	29	37	54	56	52	54	51	50	50	68	87	95	91	74	55	39	29
Wed	29	36	58	58	50	50	52	53	54	73	82	87	87	76	58	42	30
Thu	29	36	52	55	52	54	52	57	63	78	92	97	94	80	55	43	32
Fri	29	35	50	60	55	50	51	58	74	85	90	89	89	74	54	48	33
Sat	31	30	31	34	45	53	60	59	68	72	74	72	67	62	52	49	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	39	46	57	58	64	61	58	52	49	48	47	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	48	49	47	48	52	51	56	63	77	85	79	71	48	32	30
Tue	29	37	54	56	52	54	51	50	50	68	87	95	91	74	55	39	29
Wed	29	36	58	58	50	50	52	53	54	73	82	87	87	76	58	42	30
Thu	29	36	52	55	52	54	52	57	63	78	92	97	94	80	55	43	32
Fri	29	35	50	60	55	50	51	58	74	85	90	89	89	74	54	48	33
Sat	31	30	31	34	45	53	60	59	68	72	74	72	67	62	52	49	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	39	46	57	58	64	61	58	52	49	48	47	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	48	49	47	48	52	51	56	63	77	85	79	71	48	32	30
Tue	29	37	54	56	52	54	51	50	50	68	87	95	91	74	55	39	29
Wed	29	36	58	58	50	50	52	53	54	73	82	87	87	76	58	42	30
Thu	29	36	52	55	52	54	52	57	63	78	92	97	94	80	55	43	32
Fri	29	35	50	60	55	50	51	58	74	85	90	89	89	74	54	48	33
Sat	31	30	31	34	45	53	60	59	68	72	74	72	67	62	52	49	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	39	46	57	58	64	61	58	52	49	48	47	35