Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Glendale

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 51 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 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	29	40	53	58	56	51	47	46	47	48	48	52	50	43	39	32	30
Tue	28	41	54	63	66	55	49	48	47	51	56	55	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	40	53	58	60	53	47	45	45	48	53	55	52	46	42	35	30
Thu	28	39	54	56	58	50	46	47	47	51	53	58	53	48	43	38	31
Fri	29	38	48	54	50	46	47	49	50	53	52	51	50	47	46	40	30
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	43	47	44	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	40	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	33	40	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	39	32

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 28 minutes and up to 67 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 (50 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 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 28 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 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	29	40	53	58	56	51	47	46	47	48	48	52	50	43	39	32	30
Tue	28	41	54	63	66	55	49	48	47	51	56	55	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	40	53	58	60	53	47	45	45	48	53	55	52	46	42	35	30
Thu	28	39	54	56	58	50	46	47	47	51	53	58	53	48	43	38	31
Fri	29	38	48	54	50	46	47	49	50	53	52	51	50	47	46	40	30
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	43	47	44	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	40	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	33	40	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	39	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	53	58	56	51	47	46	47	48	48	52	50	43	39	32	30
Tue	28	41	54	63	66	55	49	48	47	51	56	55	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	40	53	58	60	53	47	45	45	48	53	55	52	46	42	35	30
Thu	28	39	54	56	58	50	46	47	47	51	53	58	53	48	43	38	31
Fri	29	38	48	54	50	46	47	49	50	53	52	51	50	47	46	40	30
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	43	47	44	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	40	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	33	40	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	39	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	53	58	56	51	47	46	47	48	48	52	50	43	39	32	30
Tue	28	41	54	63	66	55	49	48	47	51	56	55	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	40	53	58	60	53	47	45	45	48	53	55	52	46	42	35	30
Thu	28	39	54	56	58	50	46	47	47	51	53	58	53	48	43	38	31
Fri	29	38	48	54	50	46	47	49	50	53	52	51	50	47	46	40	30
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	43	47	44	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	40	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	33	40	44	46	48	48	48	46	46	44	39	32