Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-5 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	56	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	82	82	78	72	63	57	55
Tue	56	71	79	85	82	75	72	72	75	79	84	85	81	77	68	58	55
Wed	55	69	76	81	80	74	74	73	74	77	82	87	82	79	69	60	55
Thu	56	68	76	81	79	73	73	74	76	79	85	89	81	77	71	62	55
Fri	56	68	71	75	72	73	73	76	80	82	86	87	84	81	73	64	56
Sat	54	56	58	60	65	72	74	75	77	77	78	79	77	76	74	64	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	64	71	72	76	76	78	73	75	76	73	65	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 89 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Glendale?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (43 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 Juan Capistrano (return trip) · San Juan Capistrano to Los Angeles · San Juan Capistrano to San Diego · San Juan Capistrano to Long Beach · San Juan Capistrano to Anaheim · San Juan Capistrano to Riverside · San Juan Capistrano to Santa Ana · San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista · San Juan Capistrano to Irvine · San Juan Capistrano to San Bernardino · San Juan Capistrano to Fontana · San Juan Capistrano to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	82	82	78	72	63	57	55
Tue	56	71	79	85	82	75	72	72	75	79	84	85	81	77	68	58	55
Wed	55	69	76	81	80	74	74	73	74	77	82	87	82	79	69	60	55
Thu	56	68	76	81	79	73	73	74	76	79	85	89	81	77	71	62	55
Fri	56	68	71	75	72	73	73	76	80	82	86	87	84	81	73	64	56
Sat	54	56	58	60	65	72	74	75	77	77	78	79	77	76	74	64	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	64	71	72	76	76	78	73	75	76	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	82	82	78	72	63	57	55
Tue	56	71	79	85	82	75	72	72	75	79	84	85	81	77	68	58	55
Wed	55	69	76	81	80	74	74	73	74	77	82	87	82	79	69	60	55
Thu	56	68	76	81	79	73	73	74	76	79	85	89	81	77	71	62	55
Fri	56	68	71	75	72	73	73	76	80	82	86	87	84	81	73	64	56
Sat	54	56	58	60	65	72	74	75	77	77	78	79	77	76	74	64	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	64	71	72	76	76	78	73	75	76	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	82	82	78	72	63	57	55
Tue	56	71	79	85	82	75	72	72	75	79	84	85	81	77	68	58	55
Wed	55	69	76	81	80	74	74	73	74	77	82	87	82	79	69	60	55
Thu	56	68	76	81	79	73	73	74	76	79	85	89	81	77	71	62	55
Fri	56	68	71	75	72	73	73	76	80	82	86	87	84	81	73	64	56
Sat	54	56	58	60	65	72	74	75	77	77	78	79	77	76	74	64	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	64	71	72	76	76	78	73	75	76	73	65	56