Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Glendale

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 38 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East and I-405 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Northridge 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	23	23	24	26	29	28	29	35	37	45	70	69	72	62	50	30	24
Tue	23	23	24	27	29	29	32	34	36	49	67	59	63	59	53	35	25
Wed	23	23	23	25	27	28	28	30	34	42	52	72	76	58	50	38	25
Thu	23	23	23	26	27	27	30	31	34	49	73	85	75	62	55	39	26
Fri	23	23	23	25	27	29	34	45	45	69	82	79	79	74	50	34	25
Sat	23	23	23	24	25	28	33	34	42	42	44	37	37	37	35	32	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	27	28	29	34	50	54	50	42	35	32	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Northridge to Glendale (via US-101 South and SR-134 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 23 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	24	26	29	28	29	35	37	45	70	69	72	62	50	30	24
Tue	23	23	24	27	29	29	32	34	36	49	67	59	63	59	53	35	25
Wed	23	23	23	25	27	28	28	30	34	42	52	72	76	58	50	38	25
Thu	23	23	23	26	27	27	30	31	34	49	73	85	75	62	55	39	26
Fri	23	23	23	25	27	29	34	45	45	69	82	79	79	74	50	34	25
Sat	23	23	23	24	25	28	33	34	42	42	44	37	37	37	35	32	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	27	28	29	34	50	54	50	42	35	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	24	26	29	28	29	35	37	45	70	69	72	62	50	30	24
Tue	23	23	24	27	29	29	32	34	36	49	67	59	63	59	53	35	25
Wed	23	23	23	25	27	28	28	30	34	42	52	72	76	58	50	38	25
Thu	23	23	23	26	27	27	30	31	34	49	73	85	75	62	55	39	26
Fri	23	23	23	25	27	29	34	45	45	69	82	79	79	74	50	34	25
Sat	23	23	23	24	25	28	33	34	42	42	44	37	37	37	35	32	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	27	28	29	34	50	54	50	42	35	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	24	26	29	28	29	35	37	45	70	69	72	62	50	30	24
Tue	23	23	24	27	29	29	32	34	36	49	67	59	63	59	53	35	25
Wed	23	23	23	25	27	28	28	30	34	42	52	72	76	58	50	38	25
Thu	23	23	23	26	27	27	30	31	34	49	73	85	75	62	55	39	26
Fri	23	23	23	25	27	29	34	45	45	69	82	79	79	74	50	34	25
Sat	23	23	23	24	25	28	33	34	42	42	44	37	37	37	35	32	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	27	28	29	34	50	54	50	42	35	32	26