Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Glendale

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Whittier to Glendale (via SR-60 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Glendale to Whittier

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 15 to 25 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	30	34	39	42	39	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	32	30	30
Tue	30	35	41	45	41	37	36	35	35	38	41	44	45	40	34	31	30
Wed	29	35	41	44	42	38	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	42	35	31	30
Thu	29	35	41	44	42	37	36	36	38	40	44	47	49	45	36	32	30
Fri	30	34	38	40	37	36	37	39	41	44	47	48	46	41	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	39	40	40	38	36	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	36	36	35	33	33	32	33	30

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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 29 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Glendale?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	39	42	39	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	32	30	30
Tue	30	35	41	45	41	37	36	35	35	38	41	44	45	40	34	31	30
Wed	29	35	41	44	42	38	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	42	35	31	30
Thu	29	35	41	44	42	37	36	36	38	40	44	47	49	45	36	32	30
Fri	30	34	38	40	37	36	37	39	41	44	47	48	46	41	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	39	40	40	38	36	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	36	36	35	33	33	32	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	39	42	39	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	32	30	30
Tue	30	35	41	45	41	37	36	35	35	38	41	44	45	40	34	31	30
Wed	29	35	41	44	42	38	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	42	35	31	30
Thu	29	35	41	44	42	37	36	36	38	40	44	47	49	45	36	32	30
Fri	30	34	38	40	37	36	37	39	41	44	47	48	46	41	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	39	40	40	38	36	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	36	36	35	33	33	32	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	39	42	39	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	32	30	30
Tue	30	35	41	45	41	37	36	35	35	38	41	44	45	40	34	31	30
Wed	29	35	41	44	42	38	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	42	35	31	30
Thu	29	35	41	44	42	37	36	36	38	40	44	47	49	45	36	32	30
Fri	30	34	38	40	37	36	37	39	41	44	47	48	46	41	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	39	40	40	38	36	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	36	36	35	33	33	32	33	30