Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Glendale

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 10% 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 La Mirada 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	25	36	48	53	50	43	41	41	42	44	48	50	48	41	34	27	25
Tue	25	36	48	59	54	50	44	41	40	47	51	53	50	45	39	29	25
Wed	25	36	47	54	53	47	42	40	39	43	49	49	49	44	39	30	26
Thu	25	36	46	54	53	46	42	41	42	47	52	54	52	46	40	34	26
Fri	25	33	41	46	45	42	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	45	42	36	27
Sat	25	26	27	29	33	40	45	42	46	47	47	48	47	45	43	36	28
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	36	39	41	42	43	44	40	39	38	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from La Mirada to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada to central Glendale 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 La Mirada to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Glendale?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Glendale to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	36	48	53	50	43	41	41	42	44	48	50	48	41	34	27	25
Tue	25	36	48	59	54	50	44	41	40	47	51	53	50	45	39	29	25
Wed	25	36	47	54	53	47	42	40	39	43	49	49	49	44	39	30	26
Thu	25	36	46	54	53	46	42	41	42	47	52	54	52	46	40	34	26
Fri	25	33	41	46	45	42	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	45	42	36	27
Sat	25	26	27	29	33	40	45	42	46	47	47	48	47	45	43	36	28
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	36	39	41	42	43	44	40	39	38	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	36	48	53	50	43	41	41	42	44	48	50	48	41	34	27	25
Tue	25	36	48	59	54	50	44	41	40	47	51	53	50	45	39	29	25
Wed	25	36	47	54	53	47	42	40	39	43	49	49	49	44	39	30	26
Thu	25	36	46	54	53	46	42	41	42	47	52	54	52	46	40	34	26
Fri	25	33	41	46	45	42	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	45	42	36	27
Sat	25	26	27	29	33	40	45	42	46	47	47	48	47	45	43	36	28
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	36	39	41	42	43	44	40	39	38	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	36	48	53	50	43	41	41	42	44	48	50	48	41	34	27	25
Tue	25	36	48	59	54	50	44	41	40	47	51	53	50	45	39	29	25
Wed	25	36	47	54	53	47	42	40	39	43	49	49	49	44	39	30	26
Thu	25	36	46	54	53	46	42	41	42	47	52	54	52	46	40	34	26
Fri	25	33	41	46	45	42	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	45	42	36	27
Sat	25	26	27	29	33	40	45	42	46	47	47	48	47	45	43	36	28
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	36	39	41	42	43	44	40	39	38	35	28