Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Glendale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Whittier 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	59	96	100	98	95	82	82	86	88	88	91	85	72	56	34	30
Tue	28	56	84	92	104	94	83	71	71	81	86	90	86	74	63	40	30
Wed	28	50	77	84	96	95	85	75	75	79	81	88	87	79	67	49	31
Thu	28	52	78	86	98	87	80	77	82	82	82	87	86	79	69	54	33
Fri	28	53	79	88	90	82	78	75	82	83	83	88	83	75	74	60	33
Sat	30	30	32	39	49	70	82	77	87	89	91	91	87	91	90	65	36
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	40	67	82	90	96	100	94	85	84	78	62	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Whittier to Glendale (via SR-60 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Whittier to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 28 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Glendale?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Glendale to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	59	96	100	98	95	82	82	86	88	88	91	85	72	56	34	30
Tue	28	56	84	92	104	94	83	71	71	81	86	90	86	74	63	40	30
Wed	28	50	77	84	96	95	85	75	75	79	81	88	87	79	67	49	31
Thu	28	52	78	86	98	87	80	77	82	82	82	87	86	79	69	54	33
Fri	28	53	79	88	90	82	78	75	82	83	83	88	83	75	74	60	33
Sat	30	30	32	39	49	70	82	77	87	89	91	91	87	91	90	65	36
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	40	67	82	90	96	100	94	85	84	78	62	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	59	96	100	98	95	82	82	86	88	88	91	85	72	56	34	30
Tue	28	56	84	92	104	94	83	71	71	81	86	90	86	74	63	40	30
Wed	28	50	77	84	96	95	85	75	75	79	81	88	87	79	67	49	31
Thu	28	52	78	86	98	87	80	77	82	82	82	87	86	79	69	54	33
Fri	28	53	79	88	90	82	78	75	82	83	83	88	83	75	74	60	33
Sat	30	30	32	39	49	70	82	77	87	89	91	91	87	91	90	65	36
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	40	67	82	90	96	100	94	85	84	78	62	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	59	96	100	98	95	82	82	86	88	88	91	85	72	56	34	30
Tue	28	56	84	92	104	94	83	71	71	81	86	90	86	74	63	40	30
Wed	28	50	77	84	96	95	85	75	75	79	81	88	87	79	67	49	31
Thu	28	52	78	86	98	87	80	77	82	82	82	87	86	79	69	54	33
Fri	28	53	79	88	90	82	78	75	82	83	83	88	83	75	74	60	33
Sat	30	30	32	39	49	70	82	77	87	89	91	91	87	91	90	65	36
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	40	67	82	90	96	100	94	85	84	78	62	42