Best Time to Drive from LGB to Glendale

Right now (9:44 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 48 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	34	44	51	48	42	39	38	37	40	45	47	47	41	33	30	29
Tue	28	35	48	54	51	44	39	37	37	39	46	51	51	45	35	31	29
Wed	28	35	48	53	50	45	39	37	37	40	47	52	51	44	35	31	29
Thu	28	36	48	53	51	45	40	39	38	42	48	53	52	45	36	31	29
Fri	28	34	43	48	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	54	50	45	37	32	29
Sat	29	29	29	30	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	40	38	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	36	39	40	41	38	36	34	33	32	29

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 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (44 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 7 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 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	34	44	51	48	42	39	38	37	40	45	47	47	41	33	30	29
Tue	28	35	48	54	51	44	39	37	37	39	46	51	51	45	35	31	29
Wed	28	35	48	53	50	45	39	37	37	40	47	52	51	44	35	31	29
Thu	28	36	48	53	51	45	40	39	38	42	48	53	52	45	36	31	29
Fri	28	34	43	48	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	54	50	45	37	32	29
Sat	29	29	29	30	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	40	38	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	36	39	40	41	38	36	34	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	44	51	48	42	39	38	37	40	45	47	47	41	33	30	29
Tue	28	35	48	54	51	44	39	37	37	39	46	51	51	45	35	31	29
Wed	28	35	48	53	50	45	39	37	37	40	47	52	51	44	35	31	29
Thu	28	36	48	53	51	45	40	39	38	42	48	53	52	45	36	31	29
Fri	28	34	43	48	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	54	50	45	37	32	29
Sat	29	29	29	30	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	40	38	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	36	39	40	41	38	36	34	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	44	51	48	42	39	38	37	40	45	47	47	41	33	30	29
Tue	28	35	48	54	51	44	39	37	37	39	46	51	51	45	35	31	29
Wed	28	35	48	53	50	45	39	37	37	40	47	52	51	44	35	31	29
Thu	28	36	48	53	51	45	40	39	38	42	48	53	52	45	36	31	29
Fri	28	34	43	48	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	54	50	45	37	32	29
Sat	29	29	29	30	33	35	38	41	43	44	43	42	40	38	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	36	39	40	41	38	36	34	33	32	29