Best Time to Drive from LGB to Glendale

Right now (1:05 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 50 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	39	54	59	56	51	47	46	46	48	49	52	50	43	39	31	29
Tue	27	40	55	64	67	56	49	48	47	50	56	55	52	46	40	32	29
Wed	27	39	54	59	61	54	48	45	45	49	53	55	52	45	42	35	29
Thu	27	38	54	57	59	51	46	47	47	51	54	58	53	47	43	37	30
Fri	28	37	47	55	50	46	47	49	50	53	53	51	50	47	46	39	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	35	42	47	44	48	49	50	51	50	48	47	40	31
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	32	39	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	38	32

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 27 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 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 9 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 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 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	39	54	59	56	51	47	46	46	48	49	52	50	43	39	31	29
Tue	27	40	55	64	67	56	49	48	47	50	56	55	52	46	40	32	29
Wed	27	39	54	59	61	54	48	45	45	49	53	55	52	45	42	35	29
Thu	27	38	54	57	59	51	46	47	47	51	54	58	53	47	43	37	30
Fri	28	37	47	55	50	46	47	49	50	53	53	51	50	47	46	39	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	35	42	47	44	48	49	50	51	50	48	47	40	31
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	32	39	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	39	54	59	56	51	47	46	46	48	49	52	50	43	39	31	29
Tue	27	40	55	64	67	56	49	48	47	50	56	55	52	46	40	32	29
Wed	27	39	54	59	61	54	48	45	45	49	53	55	52	45	42	35	29
Thu	27	38	54	57	59	51	46	47	47	51	54	58	53	47	43	37	30
Fri	28	37	47	55	50	46	47	49	50	53	53	51	50	47	46	39	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	35	42	47	44	48	49	50	51	50	48	47	40	31
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	32	39	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	39	54	59	56	51	47	46	46	48	49	52	50	43	39	31	29
Tue	27	40	55	64	67	56	49	48	47	50	56	55	52	46	40	32	29
Wed	27	39	54	59	61	54	48	45	45	49	53	55	52	45	42	35	29
Thu	27	38	54	57	59	51	46	47	47	51	54	58	53	47	43	37	30
Fri	28	37	47	55	50	46	47	49	50	53	53	51	50	47	46	39	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	35	42	47	44	48	49	50	51	50	48	47	40	31
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	32	39	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	38	32