Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Glendale

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 34 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North.

Only 9% 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 Westminster 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	33	43	55	61	57	52	50	49	49	49	51	56	53	45	41	35	34
Tue	32	45	57	67	60	53	47	47	46	50	53	56	54	48	42	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	59	58	52	49	46	46	50	52	55	53	48	45	38	34
Thu	33	43	52	59	58	50	49	48	48	51	53	56	54	47	44	41	35
Fri	33	42	48	52	51	48	50	50	51	54	52	53	52	46	47	42	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	46	49	48	51	50	50	51	49	49	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	43	47	49	50	51	50	48	49	48	42	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Westminster to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 67 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 32 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	55	61	57	52	50	49	49	49	51	56	53	45	41	35	34
Tue	32	45	57	67	60	53	47	47	46	50	53	56	54	48	42	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	59	58	52	49	46	46	50	52	55	53	48	45	38	34
Thu	33	43	52	59	58	50	49	48	48	51	53	56	54	47	44	41	35
Fri	33	42	48	52	51	48	50	50	51	54	52	53	52	46	47	42	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	46	49	48	51	50	50	51	49	49	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	43	47	49	50	51	50	48	49	48	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	55	61	57	52	50	49	49	49	51	56	53	45	41	35	34
Tue	32	45	57	67	60	53	47	47	46	50	53	56	54	48	42	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	59	58	52	49	46	46	50	52	55	53	48	45	38	34
Thu	33	43	52	59	58	50	49	48	48	51	53	56	54	47	44	41	35
Fri	33	42	48	52	51	48	50	50	51	54	52	53	52	46	47	42	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	46	49	48	51	50	50	51	49	49	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	43	47	49	50	51	50	48	49	48	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	55	61	57	52	50	49	49	49	51	56	53	45	41	35	34
Tue	32	45	57	67	60	53	47	47	46	50	53	56	54	48	42	36	34
Wed	32	43	52	59	58	52	49	46	46	50	52	55	53	48	45	38	34
Thu	33	43	52	59	58	50	49	48	48	51	53	56	54	47	44	41	35
Fri	33	42	48	52	51	48	50	50	51	54	52	53	52	46	47	42	34
Sat	34	34	35	37	41	46	49	48	51	50	50	51	49	49	50	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	39	43	47	49	50	51	50	48	49	48	42	36