Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Glendale

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 South, usually 30 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Valencia 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	28	32	43	47	36	32	32	31	31	32	31	31	32	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	42	77	67	48	36	32	31	32	32	32	32	37	34	31	31	29
Wed	28	30	31	39	43	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	34	56	58	40	32	31	31	32	32	33	32	36	33	30	31	29
Fri	28	31	32	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Sat	29	31	31	31	30	31	32	34	35	33	34	32	32	31	30	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Valencia to Glendale (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Glendale?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Glendale?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	43	47	36	32	32	31	31	32	31	31	32	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	42	77	67	48	36	32	31	32	32	32	32	37	34	31	31	29
Wed	28	30	31	39	43	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	34	56	58	40	32	31	31	32	32	33	32	36	33	30	31	29
Fri	28	31	32	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Sat	29	31	31	31	30	31	32	34	35	33	34	32	32	31	30	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	43	47	36	32	32	31	31	32	31	31	32	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	42	77	67	48	36	32	31	32	32	32	32	37	34	31	31	29
Wed	28	30	31	39	43	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	34	56	58	40	32	31	31	32	32	33	32	36	33	30	31	29
Fri	28	31	32	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Sat	29	31	31	31	30	31	32	34	35	33	34	32	32	31	30	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	43	47	36	32	32	31	31	32	31	31	32	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	42	77	67	48	36	32	31	32	32	32	32	37	34	31	31	29
Wed	28	30	31	39	43	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	34	56	58	40	32	31	31	32	32	33	32	36	33	30	31	29
Fri	28	31	32	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Sat	29	31	31	31	30	31	32	34	35	33	34	32	32	31	30	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	30