Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Glendale

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 33% 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	58	67	74	71	64	62	62	63	67	71	74	71	65	53	45	43
Tue	43	58	66	77	74	67	60	61	63	68	75	79	78	73	61	47	44
Wed	42	55	63	69	71	65	62	60	63	67	73	80	80	77	62	49	44
Thu	43	56	65	71	70	63	62	62	64	67	73	81	78	71	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	64	61	62	66	69	71	77	77	79	72	62	53	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	53	59	61	61	65	65	66	67	66	65	64	53	46
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	65	66	62	63	63	61	54	46

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 82 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 (68 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 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 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 82 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	58	67	74	71	64	62	62	63	67	71	74	71	65	53	45	43
Tue	43	58	66	77	74	67	60	61	63	68	75	79	78	73	61	47	44
Wed	42	55	63	69	71	65	62	60	63	67	73	80	80	77	62	49	44
Thu	43	56	65	71	70	63	62	62	64	67	73	81	78	71	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	64	61	62	66	69	71	77	77	79	72	62	53	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	53	59	61	61	65	65	66	67	66	65	64	53	46
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	65	66	62	63	63	61	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	67	74	71	64	62	62	63	67	71	74	71	65	53	45	43
Tue	43	58	66	77	74	67	60	61	63	68	75	79	78	73	61	47	44
Wed	42	55	63	69	71	65	62	60	63	67	73	80	80	77	62	49	44
Thu	43	56	65	71	70	63	62	62	64	67	73	81	78	71	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	64	61	62	66	69	71	77	77	79	72	62	53	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	53	59	61	61	65	65	66	67	66	65	64	53	46
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	65	66	62	63	63	61	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	67	74	71	64	62	62	63	67	71	74	71	65	53	45	43
Tue	43	58	66	77	74	67	60	61	63	68	75	79	78	73	61	47	44
Wed	42	55	63	69	71	65	62	60	63	67	73	80	80	77	62	49	44
Thu	43	56	65	71	70	63	62	62	64	67	73	81	78	71	66	51	45
Fri	43	56	60	65	64	61	62	66	69	71	77	77	79	72	62	53	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	53	59	61	61	65	65	66	67	66	65	64	53	46
Sun	43	44	44	44	46	51	58	61	63	65	66	62	63	63	61	54	46