Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Glendale

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 10% 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 Santa Paula 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	66	85	99	96	87	74	74	74	73	76	71	71	73	73	69	71	69
Tue	66	91	120	118	116	83	80	72	71	72	76	75	79	83	74	77	70
Wed	66	71	85	106	119	86	73	72	75	77	77	77	80	83	72	70	65
Thu	66	91	105	96	95	80	74	73	77	78	79	79	85	79	77	79	72
Fri	66	70	76	79	81	75	75	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	81	79	71
Sat	67	69	71	69	70	70	73	79	81	82	76	73	74	74	72	69	66
Sun	66	67	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	69	69	71	71	72	76	77	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Paula to Glendale (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (37 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Glendale?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 65 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Glendale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (30 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Santa Paula (return trip) · Santa Paula to Los Angeles · Santa Paula to Long Beach · Santa Paula to Poway

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	85	99	96	87	74	74	74	73	76	71	71	73	73	69	71	69
Tue	66	91	120	118	116	83	80	72	71	72	76	75	79	83	74	77	70
Wed	66	71	85	106	119	86	73	72	75	77	77	77	80	83	72	70	65
Thu	66	91	105	96	95	80	74	73	77	78	79	79	85	79	77	79	72
Fri	66	70	76	79	81	75	75	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	81	79	71
Sat	67	69	71	69	70	70	73	79	81	82	76	73	74	74	72	69	66
Sun	66	67	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	69	69	71	71	72	76	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	85	99	96	87	74	74	74	73	76	71	71	73	73	69	71	69
Tue	66	91	120	118	116	83	80	72	71	72	76	75	79	83	74	77	70
Wed	66	71	85	106	119	86	73	72	75	77	77	77	80	83	72	70	65
Thu	66	91	105	96	95	80	74	73	77	78	79	79	85	79	77	79	72
Fri	66	70	76	79	81	75	75	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	81	79	71
Sat	67	69	71	69	70	70	73	79	81	82	76	73	74	74	72	69	66
Sun	66	67	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	69	69	71	71	72	76	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	85	99	96	87	74	74	74	73	76	71	71	73	73	69	71	69
Tue	66	91	120	118	116	83	80	72	71	72	76	75	79	83	74	77	70
Wed	66	71	85	106	119	86	73	72	75	77	77	77	80	83	72	70	65
Thu	66	91	105	96	95	80	74	73	77	78	79	79	85	79	77	79	72
Fri	66	70	76	79	81	75	75	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	81	79	71
Sat	67	69	71	69	70	70	73	79	81	82	76	73	74	74	72	69	66
Sun	66	67	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	69	69	71	71	72	76	77	70