Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-210 West, usually 40 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Dimas 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	25	33	59	57	50	43	38	32	32	32	37	40	38	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	35	67	65	53	47	39	34	30	32	41	45	41	35	28	27	26
Wed	26	34	64	63	51	44	36	34	32	35	44	46	43	38	29	27	27
Thu	25	34	59	59	49	43	39	35	34	37	42	45	44	39	30	27	26
Fri	25	31	43	45	43	42	43	43	45	46	51	51	49	41	34	28	26
Sat	26	27	28	27	28	30	39	43	41	42	41	40	38	36	33	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	27	29	33	38	37	36	34	32	33	30	28	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from San Dimas to Glendale (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 Dimas to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Glendale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	59	57	50	43	38	32	32	32	37	40	38	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	35	67	65	53	47	39	34	30	32	41	45	41	35	28	27	26
Wed	26	34	64	63	51	44	36	34	32	35	44	46	43	38	29	27	27
Thu	25	34	59	59	49	43	39	35	34	37	42	45	44	39	30	27	26
Fri	25	31	43	45	43	42	43	43	45	46	51	51	49	41	34	28	26
Sat	26	27	28	27	28	30	39	43	41	42	41	40	38	36	33	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	27	29	33	38	37	36	34	32	33	30	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	59	57	50	43	38	32	32	32	37	40	38	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	35	67	65	53	47	39	34	30	32	41	45	41	35	28	27	26
Wed	26	34	64	63	51	44	36	34	32	35	44	46	43	38	29	27	27
Thu	25	34	59	59	49	43	39	35	34	37	42	45	44	39	30	27	26
Fri	25	31	43	45	43	42	43	43	45	46	51	51	49	41	34	28	26
Sat	26	27	28	27	28	30	39	43	41	42	41	40	38	36	33	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	27	29	33	38	37	36	34	32	33	30	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	59	57	50	43	38	32	32	32	37	40	38	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	35	67	65	53	47	39	34	30	32	41	45	41	35	28	27	26
Wed	26	34	64	63	51	44	36	34	32	35	44	46	43	38	29	27	27
Thu	25	34	59	59	49	43	39	35	34	37	42	45	44	39	30	27	26
Fri	25	31	43	45	43	42	43	43	45	46	51	51	49	41	34	28	26
Sat	26	27	28	27	28	30	39	43	41	42	41	40	38	36	33	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	27	29	33	38	37	36	34	32	33	30	28	26