Best Time to Drive from LGB to Glendale

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 5% 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 LGB 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	28	48	72	79	67	56	51	50	51	51	50	51	50	44	37	30	28
Tue	28	52	69	84	75	65	53	50	45	50	52	52	49	42	40	32	28
Wed	28	50	72	79	75	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	48	44	41	34	29
Thu	28	47	68	80	72	57	56	50	50	51	53	52	50	46	44	39	30
Fri	28	46	58	65	58	52	51	52	56	55	54	52	49	45	47	42	31
Sat	28	29	32	34	41	53	61	57	59	56	53	54	51	50	53	43	32
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	37	43	50	55	54	57	54	51	52	48	44	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from LGB to Glendale (via I-710 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 84 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	72	79	67	56	51	50	51	51	50	51	50	44	37	30	28
Tue	28	52	69	84	75	65	53	50	45	50	52	52	49	42	40	32	28
Wed	28	50	72	79	75	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	48	44	41	34	29
Thu	28	47	68	80	72	57	56	50	50	51	53	52	50	46	44	39	30
Fri	28	46	58	65	58	52	51	52	56	55	54	52	49	45	47	42	31
Sat	28	29	32	34	41	53	61	57	59	56	53	54	51	50	53	43	32
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	37	43	50	55	54	57	54	51	52	48	44	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	72	79	67	56	51	50	51	51	50	51	50	44	37	30	28
Tue	28	52	69	84	75	65	53	50	45	50	52	52	49	42	40	32	28
Wed	28	50	72	79	75	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	48	44	41	34	29
Thu	28	47	68	80	72	57	56	50	50	51	53	52	50	46	44	39	30
Fri	28	46	58	65	58	52	51	52	56	55	54	52	49	45	47	42	31
Sat	28	29	32	34	41	53	61	57	59	56	53	54	51	50	53	43	32
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	37	43	50	55	54	57	54	51	52	48	44	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	72	79	67	56	51	50	51	51	50	51	50	44	37	30	28
Tue	28	52	69	84	75	65	53	50	45	50	52	52	49	42	40	32	28
Wed	28	50	72	79	75	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	48	44	41	34	29
Thu	28	47	68	80	72	57	56	50	50	51	53	52	50	46	44	39	30
Fri	28	46	58	65	58	52	51	52	56	55	54	52	49	45	47	42	31
Sat	28	29	32	34	41	53	61	57	59	56	53	54	51	50	53	43	32
Sun	28	28	28	29	30	37	43	50	55	54	57	54	51	52	48	44	34