Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Glendale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 North, usually 32 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 Pico Rivera 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	19	28	42	44	43	36	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	30	26	21	20
Tue	19	28	39	46	43	43	36	35	32	36	39	39	37	30	29	23	19
Wed	19	27	39	44	43	41	36	34	32	34	37	36	36	30	30	24	20
Thu	19	27	38	43	44	39	35	34	34	36	38	38	38	32	30	28	21
Fri	19	26	34	39	39	35	35	35	37	38	38	38	37	32	32	30	21
Sat	20	20	21	22	28	36	42	40	41	40	39	40	38	36	38	32	21
Sun	20	19	20	20	21	24	30	34	38	38	40	40	35	34	33	31	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 48 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Glendale?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 19 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	28	42	44	43	36	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	30	26	21	20
Tue	19	28	39	46	43	43	36	35	32	36	39	39	37	30	29	23	19
Wed	19	27	39	44	43	41	36	34	32	34	37	36	36	30	30	24	20
Thu	19	27	38	43	44	39	35	34	34	36	38	38	38	32	30	28	21
Fri	19	26	34	39	39	35	35	35	37	38	38	38	37	32	32	30	21
Sat	20	20	21	22	28	36	42	40	41	40	39	40	38	36	38	32	21
Sun	20	19	20	20	21	24	30	34	38	38	40	40	35	34	33	31	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	28	42	44	43	36	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	30	26	21	20
Tue	19	28	39	46	43	43	36	35	32	36	39	39	37	30	29	23	19
Wed	19	27	39	44	43	41	36	34	32	34	37	36	36	30	30	24	20
Thu	19	27	38	43	44	39	35	34	34	36	38	38	38	32	30	28	21
Fri	19	26	34	39	39	35	35	35	37	38	38	38	37	32	32	30	21
Sat	20	20	21	22	28	36	42	40	41	40	39	40	38	36	38	32	21
Sun	20	19	20	20	21	24	30	34	38	38	40	40	35	34	33	31	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	28	42	44	43	36	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	30	26	21	20
Tue	19	28	39	46	43	43	36	35	32	36	39	39	37	30	29	23	19
Wed	19	27	39	44	43	41	36	34	32	34	37	36	36	30	30	24	20
Thu	19	27	38	43	44	39	35	34	34	36	38	38	38	32	30	28	21
Fri	19	26	34	39	39	35	35	35	37	38	38	38	37	32	32	30	21
Sat	20	20	21	22	28	36	42	40	41	40	39	40	38	36	38	32	21
Sun	20	19	20	20	21	24	30	34	38	38	40	40	35	34	33	31	23