Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Glendale

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 8% 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 South Gate 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	21	32	54	59	53	44	40	39	40	42	43	43	43	35	30	23	21
Tue	21	34	51	62	57	52	43	40	35	41	44	45	42	34	33	25	21
Wed	21	32	52	58	57	50	43	40	37	39	43	42	42	35	34	26	21
Thu	21	31	51	59	57	48	43	40	40	44	45	45	43	37	35	31	22
Fri	21	32	45	52	47	43	42	43	46	46	44	44	42	37	38	35	23
Sat	21	21	23	25	31	43	51	48	49	47	45	46	43	41	44	37	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	33	39	45	44	47	47	41	41	39	36	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from South Gate to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Glendale?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to South Gate (return trip) · South Gate to Los Angeles · South Gate to Long Beach · South Gate to Anaheim · South Gate to Riverside · South Gate to Santa Ana · South Gate to Irvine · South Gate to San Bernardino · South Gate to Fontana · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate 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	21	32	54	59	53	44	40	39	40	42	43	43	43	35	30	23	21
Tue	21	34	51	62	57	52	43	40	35	41	44	45	42	34	33	25	21
Wed	21	32	52	58	57	50	43	40	37	39	43	42	42	35	34	26	21
Thu	21	31	51	59	57	48	43	40	40	44	45	45	43	37	35	31	22
Fri	21	32	45	52	47	43	42	43	46	46	44	44	42	37	38	35	23
Sat	21	21	23	25	31	43	51	48	49	47	45	46	43	41	44	37	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	33	39	45	44	47	47	41	41	39	36	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	32	54	59	53	44	40	39	40	42	43	43	43	35	30	23	21
Tue	21	34	51	62	57	52	43	40	35	41	44	45	42	34	33	25	21
Wed	21	32	52	58	57	50	43	40	37	39	43	42	42	35	34	26	21
Thu	21	31	51	59	57	48	43	40	40	44	45	45	43	37	35	31	22
Fri	21	32	45	52	47	43	42	43	46	46	44	44	42	37	38	35	23
Sat	21	21	23	25	31	43	51	48	49	47	45	46	43	41	44	37	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	33	39	45	44	47	47	41	41	39	36	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	32	54	59	53	44	40	39	40	42	43	43	43	35	30	23	21
Tue	21	34	51	62	57	52	43	40	35	41	44	45	42	34	33	25	21
Wed	21	32	52	58	57	50	43	40	37	39	43	42	42	35	34	26	21
Thu	21	31	51	59	57	48	43	40	40	44	45	45	43	37	35	31	22
Fri	21	32	45	52	47	43	42	43	46	46	44	44	42	37	38	35	23
Sat	21	21	23	25	31	43	51	48	49	47	45	46	43	41	44	37	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	33	39	45	44	47	47	41	41	39	36	26