Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Glendale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 North and I-110 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Mid-City 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	15	27	46	50	53	47	42	39	44	44	41	43	41	35	29	19	16
Tue	15	26	42	44	52	52	46	43	34	40	42	45	43	35	34	22	16
Wed	15	25	38	42	49	50	44	40	38	39	40	41	43	38	37	25	17
Thu	15	24	41	41	49	47	42	40	41	41	40	41	43	38	38	31	17
Fri	15	26	41	45	48	45	43	41	43	41	38	41	40	34	37	34	19
Sat	16	16	17	20	31	41	50	43	46	46	45	46	42	40	48	38	18
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	20	30	38	44	45	49	50	43	40	35	32	20

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Mid-City to Glendale (via I-10 East and I-5 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City to central Glendale 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 Mid-City to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Glendale?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 14 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Glendale?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Glendale to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	27	46	50	53	47	42	39	44	44	41	43	41	35	29	19	16
Tue	15	26	42	44	52	52	46	43	34	40	42	45	43	35	34	22	16
Wed	15	25	38	42	49	50	44	40	38	39	40	41	43	38	37	25	17
Thu	15	24	41	41	49	47	42	40	41	41	40	41	43	38	38	31	17
Fri	15	26	41	45	48	45	43	41	43	41	38	41	40	34	37	34	19
Sat	16	16	17	20	31	41	50	43	46	46	45	46	42	40	48	38	18
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	20	30	38	44	45	49	50	43	40	35	32	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	27	46	50	53	47	42	39	44	44	41	43	41	35	29	19	16
Tue	15	26	42	44	52	52	46	43	34	40	42	45	43	35	34	22	16
Wed	15	25	38	42	49	50	44	40	38	39	40	41	43	38	37	25	17
Thu	15	24	41	41	49	47	42	40	41	41	40	41	43	38	38	31	17
Fri	15	26	41	45	48	45	43	41	43	41	38	41	40	34	37	34	19
Sat	16	16	17	20	31	41	50	43	46	46	45	46	42	40	48	38	18
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	20	30	38	44	45	49	50	43	40	35	32	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	27	46	50	53	47	42	39	44	44	41	43	41	35	29	19	16
Tue	15	26	42	44	52	52	46	43	34	40	42	45	43	35	34	22	16
Wed	15	25	38	42	49	50	44	40	38	39	40	41	43	38	37	25	17
Thu	15	24	41	41	49	47	42	40	41	41	40	41	43	38	38	31	17
Fri	15	26	41	45	48	45	43	41	43	41	38	41	40	34	37	34	19
Sat	16	16	17	20	31	41	50	43	46	46	45	46	42	40	48	38	18
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	20	30	38	44	45	49	50	43	40	35	32	20