Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Glendale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Montebello 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	20	28	40	45	40	34	35	34	36	36	43	44	43	35	31	22	20
Tue	19	26	39	48	42	40	35	35	32	40	45	45	43	36	35	25	20
Wed	19	25	40	47	42	39	35	34	33	39	44	43	42	38	35	26	20
Thu	19	25	38	45	42	38	36	36	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	29	21
Fri	19	25	35	41	40	35	35	37	42	44	44	43	42	38	37	32	21
Sat	20	20	21	23	28	35	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	38	37	32	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	25	30	34	39	40	43	42	36	35	34	30	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Montebello to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 19 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	45	40	34	35	34	36	36	43	44	43	35	31	22	20
Tue	19	26	39	48	42	40	35	35	32	40	45	45	43	36	35	25	20
Wed	19	25	40	47	42	39	35	34	33	39	44	43	42	38	35	26	20
Thu	19	25	38	45	42	38	36	36	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	29	21
Fri	19	25	35	41	40	35	35	37	42	44	44	43	42	38	37	32	21
Sat	20	20	21	23	28	35	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	38	37	32	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	25	30	34	39	40	43	42	36	35	34	30	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	45	40	34	35	34	36	36	43	44	43	35	31	22	20
Tue	19	26	39	48	42	40	35	35	32	40	45	45	43	36	35	25	20
Wed	19	25	40	47	42	39	35	34	33	39	44	43	42	38	35	26	20
Thu	19	25	38	45	42	38	36	36	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	29	21
Fri	19	25	35	41	40	35	35	37	42	44	44	43	42	38	37	32	21
Sat	20	20	21	23	28	35	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	38	37	32	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	25	30	34	39	40	43	42	36	35	34	30	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	45	40	34	35	34	36	36	43	44	43	35	31	22	20
Tue	19	26	39	48	42	40	35	35	32	40	45	45	43	36	35	25	20
Wed	19	25	40	47	42	39	35	34	33	39	44	43	42	38	35	26	20
Thu	19	25	38	45	42	38	36	36	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	29	21
Fri	19	25	35	41	40	35	35	37	42	44	44	43	42	38	37	32	21
Sat	20	20	21	23	28	35	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	38	37	32	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	25	30	34	39	40	43	42	36	35	34	30	23