Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Glendale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-5 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 49% 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 San Clemente 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	62	79	84	90	82	76	77	79	83	85	88	87	82	75	68	63	61
Tue	62	78	88	92	91	82	80	78	82	86	90	91	86	81	72	63	61
Wed	62	77	85	88	87	82	81	80	81	83	89	92	86	83	73	65	61
Thu	63	76	84	87	85	80	81	81	84	88	93	96	87	81	76	67	61
Fri	62	74	77	81	79	81	81	85	88	91	95	95	91	86	77	67	62
Sat	60	62	64	67	75	83	87	89	89	87	90	89	84	82	79	68	62
Sun	60	61	61	62	66	70	78	82	84	86	90	86	84	82	80	70	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from San Clemente to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente 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 San Clemente to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Glendale?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 61 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (50 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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

More drives

Glendale to San Clemente (return trip) · San Clemente to Los Angeles · San Clemente to San Diego · San Clemente to Santa Monica · San Clemente to Long Beach · San Clemente to Anaheim · San Clemente to Riverside · San Clemente to Santa Ana · San Clemente to Chula Vista · San Clemente to Irvine · San Clemente to San Bernardino · San Clemente to Santa Barbara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	79	84	90	82	76	77	79	83	85	88	87	82	75	68	63	61
Tue	62	78	88	92	91	82	80	78	82	86	90	91	86	81	72	63	61
Wed	62	77	85	88	87	82	81	80	81	83	89	92	86	83	73	65	61
Thu	63	76	84	87	85	80	81	81	84	88	93	96	87	81	76	67	61
Fri	62	74	77	81	79	81	81	85	88	91	95	95	91	86	77	67	62
Sat	60	62	64	67	75	83	87	89	89	87	90	89	84	82	79	68	62
Sun	60	61	61	62	66	70	78	82	84	86	90	86	84	82	80	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	79	84	90	82	76	77	79	83	85	88	87	82	75	68	63	61
Tue	62	78	88	92	91	82	80	78	82	86	90	91	86	81	72	63	61
Wed	62	77	85	88	87	82	81	80	81	83	89	92	86	83	73	65	61
Thu	63	76	84	87	85	80	81	81	84	88	93	96	87	81	76	67	61
Fri	62	74	77	81	79	81	81	85	88	91	95	95	91	86	77	67	62
Sat	60	62	64	67	75	83	87	89	89	87	90	89	84	82	79	68	62
Sun	60	61	61	62	66	70	78	82	84	86	90	86	84	82	80	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	79	84	90	82	76	77	79	83	85	88	87	82	75	68	63	61
Tue	62	78	88	92	91	82	80	78	82	86	90	91	86	81	72	63	61
Wed	62	77	85	88	87	82	81	80	81	83	89	92	86	83	73	65	61
Thu	63	76	84	87	85	80	81	81	84	88	93	96	87	81	76	67	61
Fri	62	74	77	81	79	81	81	85	88	91	95	95	91	86	77	67	62
Sat	60	62	64	67	75	83	87	89	89	87	90	89	84	82	79	68	62
Sun	60	61	61	62	66	70	78	82	84	86	90	86	84	82	80	70	61