Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Glendale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-5 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Placentia 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	33	45	55	61	58	51	49	48	49	50	54	53	51	45	39	35	33
Tue	33	46	56	65	59	54	50	50	47	51	55	56	53	46	42	35	33
Wed	33	45	55	60	60	53	49	49	47	49	55	56	53	48	43	37	34
Thu	33	44	55	60	58	50	50	48	49	52	57	59	56	49	45	40	34
Fri	33	43	49	53	52	49	49	51	54	56	59	56	56	53	48	42	34
Sat	34	34	36	37	43	48	52	50	53	52	52	53	52	50	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	44	48	50	50	52	51	48	48	46	43	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Placentia to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia 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 Placentia to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (1.9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Glendale to Placentia (return trip) · Placentia to Los Angeles · Placentia to Long Beach · Placentia to Riverside · Placentia to Santa Ana · Placentia to Irvine · Placentia to San Bernardino · Placentia 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	33	45	55	61	58	51	49	48	49	50	54	53	51	45	39	35	33
Tue	33	46	56	65	59	54	50	50	47	51	55	56	53	46	42	35	33
Wed	33	45	55	60	60	53	49	49	47	49	55	56	53	48	43	37	34
Thu	33	44	55	60	58	50	50	48	49	52	57	59	56	49	45	40	34
Fri	33	43	49	53	52	49	49	51	54	56	59	56	56	53	48	42	34
Sat	34	34	36	37	43	48	52	50	53	52	52	53	52	50	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	44	48	50	50	52	51	48	48	46	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	55	61	58	51	49	48	49	50	54	53	51	45	39	35	33
Tue	33	46	56	65	59	54	50	50	47	51	55	56	53	46	42	35	33
Wed	33	45	55	60	60	53	49	49	47	49	55	56	53	48	43	37	34
Thu	33	44	55	60	58	50	50	48	49	52	57	59	56	49	45	40	34
Fri	33	43	49	53	52	49	49	51	54	56	59	56	56	53	48	42	34
Sat	34	34	36	37	43	48	52	50	53	52	52	53	52	50	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	44	48	50	50	52	51	48	48	46	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	55	61	58	51	49	48	49	50	54	53	51	45	39	35	33
Tue	33	46	56	65	59	54	50	50	47	51	55	56	53	46	42	35	33
Wed	33	45	55	60	60	53	49	49	47	49	55	56	53	48	43	37	34
Thu	33	44	55	60	58	50	50	48	49	52	57	59	56	49	45	40	34
Fri	33	43	49	53	52	49	49	51	54	56	59	56	56	53	48	42	34
Sat	34	34	36	37	43	48	52	50	53	52	52	53	52	50	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	44	48	50	50	52	51	48	48	46	43	36