Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Glendale

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 33 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	26	43	47	44	38	34	33	34	34	37	39	39	34	29	23	21
Tue	21	29	44	52	47	44	36	34	31	36	39	40	37	33	31	25	21
Wed	21	29	44	48	46	42	36	35	34	37	37	39	37	31	30	25	21
Thu	20	27	42	47	46	39	35	35	35	38	40	40	39	34	32	29	22
Fri	21	27	37	43	40	35	35	38	38	39	39	37	36	32	33	30	22
Sat	21	21	22	24	26	33	35	34	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	24	29	33	35	36	37	38	35	35	34	30	24

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 20 minutes and up to 52 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (39 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 12 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 20 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 20 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 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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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	26	43	47	44	38	34	33	34	34	37	39	39	34	29	23	21
Tue	21	29	44	52	47	44	36	34	31	36	39	40	37	33	31	25	21
Wed	21	29	44	48	46	42	36	35	34	37	37	39	37	31	30	25	21
Thu	20	27	42	47	46	39	35	35	35	38	40	40	39	34	32	29	22
Fri	21	27	37	43	40	35	35	38	38	39	39	37	36	32	33	30	22
Sat	21	21	22	24	26	33	35	34	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	24	29	33	35	36	37	38	35	35	34	30	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	26	43	47	44	38	34	33	34	34	37	39	39	34	29	23	21
Tue	21	29	44	52	47	44	36	34	31	36	39	40	37	33	31	25	21
Wed	21	29	44	48	46	42	36	35	34	37	37	39	37	31	30	25	21
Thu	20	27	42	47	46	39	35	35	35	38	40	40	39	34	32	29	22
Fri	21	27	37	43	40	35	35	38	38	39	39	37	36	32	33	30	22
Sat	21	21	22	24	26	33	35	34	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	24	29	33	35	36	37	38	35	35	34	30	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	26	43	47	44	38	34	33	34	34	37	39	39	34	29	23	21
Tue	21	29	44	52	47	44	36	34	31	36	39	40	37	33	31	25	21
Wed	21	29	44	48	46	42	36	35	34	37	37	39	37	31	30	25	21
Thu	20	27	42	47	46	39	35	35	35	38	40	40	39	34	32	29	22
Fri	21	27	37	43	40	35	35	38	38	39	39	37	36	32	33	30	22
Sat	21	21	22	24	26	33	35	34	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	24	29	33	35	36	37	38	35	35	34	30	24