Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 69 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Yorba Linda 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	39	45	57	57	51	50	52	53	56	56	74	81	75	66	50	43	40
Tue	38	44	63	64	55	55	53	54	55	63	78	86	81	68	56	46	39
Wed	39	43	64	63	56	53	54	56	56	64	76	80	77	68	57	47	40
Thu	38	44	64	65	56	57	56	57	61	68	85	86	86	73	57	47	41
Fri	38	43	57	58	56	54	53	55	67	79	85	85	78	69	54	49	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	48	49	54	55	59	63	66	64	61	56	51	52	42
Sun	39	39	39	41	41	45	47	52	53	56	56	54	51	50	49	50	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Glendale to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 89 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 39 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Yorba Linda?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	45	57	57	51	50	52	53	56	56	74	81	75	66	50	43	40
Tue	38	44	63	64	55	55	53	54	55	63	78	86	81	68	56	46	39
Wed	39	43	64	63	56	53	54	56	56	64	76	80	77	68	57	47	40
Thu	38	44	64	65	56	57	56	57	61	68	85	86	86	73	57	47	41
Fri	38	43	57	58	56	54	53	55	67	79	85	85	78	69	54	49	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	48	49	54	55	59	63	66	64	61	56	51	52	42
Sun	39	39	39	41	41	45	47	52	53	56	56	54	51	50	49	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	45	57	57	51	50	52	53	56	56	74	81	75	66	50	43	40
Tue	38	44	63	64	55	55	53	54	55	63	78	86	81	68	56	46	39
Wed	39	43	64	63	56	53	54	56	56	64	76	80	77	68	57	47	40
Thu	38	44	64	65	56	57	56	57	61	68	85	86	86	73	57	47	41
Fri	38	43	57	58	56	54	53	55	67	79	85	85	78	69	54	49	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	48	49	54	55	59	63	66	64	61	56	51	52	42
Sun	39	39	39	41	41	45	47	52	53	56	56	54	51	50	49	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	45	57	57	51	50	52	53	56	56	74	81	75	66	50	43	40
Tue	38	44	63	64	55	55	53	54	55	63	78	86	81	68	56	46	39
Wed	39	43	64	63	56	53	54	56	56	64	76	80	77	68	57	47	40
Thu	38	44	64	65	56	57	56	57	61	68	85	86	86	73	57	47	41
Fri	38	43	57	58	56	54	53	55	67	79	85	85	78	69	54	49	42
Sat	40	41	42	43	48	49	54	55	59	63	66	64	61	56	51	52	42
Sun	39	39	39	41	41	45	47	52	53	56	56	54	51	50	49	50	42