Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Glendale

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 32 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 Long Beach 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	30	51	71	78	66	55	50	49	50	50	48	49	48	43	37	31	29
Tue	29	54	68	83	74	63	52	49	44	49	50	51	48	42	40	33	29
Wed	30	52	71	79	74	60	52	46	45	46	49	48	47	43	41	34	30
Thu	29	49	68	79	71	56	55	50	49	50	51	51	49	45	43	39	31
Fri	30	46	57	64	57	50	51	51	55	54	53	51	48	45	46	41	32
Sat	29	30	33	35	43	54	60	56	57	54	51	53	50	49	52	42	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	38	43	49	53	53	55	53	50	51	48	43	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Long Beach to Glendale (via I-710 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 83 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Glendale?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	51	71	78	66	55	50	49	50	50	48	49	48	43	37	31	29
Tue	29	54	68	83	74	63	52	49	44	49	50	51	48	42	40	33	29
Wed	30	52	71	79	74	60	52	46	45	46	49	48	47	43	41	34	30
Thu	29	49	68	79	71	56	55	50	49	50	51	51	49	45	43	39	31
Fri	30	46	57	64	57	50	51	51	55	54	53	51	48	45	46	41	32
Sat	29	30	33	35	43	54	60	56	57	54	51	53	50	49	52	42	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	38	43	49	53	53	55	53	50	51	48	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	51	71	78	66	55	50	49	50	50	48	49	48	43	37	31	29
Tue	29	54	68	83	74	63	52	49	44	49	50	51	48	42	40	33	29
Wed	30	52	71	79	74	60	52	46	45	46	49	48	47	43	41	34	30
Thu	29	49	68	79	71	56	55	50	49	50	51	51	49	45	43	39	31
Fri	30	46	57	64	57	50	51	51	55	54	53	51	48	45	46	41	32
Sat	29	30	33	35	43	54	60	56	57	54	51	53	50	49	52	42	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	38	43	49	53	53	55	53	50	51	48	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	51	71	78	66	55	50	49	50	50	48	49	48	43	37	31	29
Tue	29	54	68	83	74	63	52	49	44	49	50	51	48	42	40	33	29
Wed	30	52	71	79	74	60	52	46	45	46	49	48	47	43	41	34	30
Thu	29	49	68	79	71	56	55	50	49	50	51	51	49	45	43	39	31
Fri	30	46	57	64	57	50	51	51	55	54	53	51	48	45	46	41	32
Sat	29	30	33	35	43	54	60	56	57	54	51	53	50	49	52	42	33
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	38	43	49	53	53	55	53	50	51	48	43	35