Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Glendale

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 North, usually 76 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 Irvine to Glendale 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	43	59	66	72	70	62	62	61	62	67	72	72	69	63	50	45	43
Tue	42	58	67	78	74	69	62	61	63	69	75	81	73	67	54	45	44
Wed	43	57	64	69	74	66	62	60	64	66	72	79	79	74	61	49	44
Thu	44	56	65	70	70	61	62	60	62	67	73	80	77	67	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	63	60	60	68	70	70	77	76	80	69	60	52	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	56	61	66	62	65	65	66	66	63	64	63	53	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	64	67	61	61	61	58	53	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Irvine to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Irvine to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Glendale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	66	72	70	62	62	61	62	67	72	72	69	63	50	45	43
Tue	42	58	67	78	74	69	62	61	63	69	75	81	73	67	54	45	44
Wed	43	57	64	69	74	66	62	60	64	66	72	79	79	74	61	49	44
Thu	44	56	65	70	70	61	62	60	62	67	73	80	77	67	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	63	60	60	68	70	70	77	76	80	69	60	52	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	56	61	66	62	65	65	66	66	63	64	63	53	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	64	67	61	61	61	58	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	66	72	70	62	62	61	62	67	72	72	69	63	50	45	43
Tue	42	58	67	78	74	69	62	61	63	69	75	81	73	67	54	45	44
Wed	43	57	64	69	74	66	62	60	64	66	72	79	79	74	61	49	44
Thu	44	56	65	70	70	61	62	60	62	67	73	80	77	67	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	63	60	60	68	70	70	77	76	80	69	60	52	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	56	61	66	62	65	65	66	66	63	64	63	53	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	64	67	61	61	61	58	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	66	72	70	62	62	61	62	67	72	72	69	63	50	45	43
Tue	42	58	67	78	74	69	62	61	63	69	75	81	73	67	54	45	44
Wed	43	57	64	69	74	66	62	60	64	66	72	79	79	74	61	49	44
Thu	44	56	65	70	70	61	62	60	62	67	73	80	77	67	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	63	60	60	68	70	70	77	76	80	69	60	52	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	56	61	66	62	65	65	66	66	63	64	63	53	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	64	67	61	61	61	58	53	45