Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to BUR

Right now (9:22 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Anaheim to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BUR to Anaheim

Freeway, about 36 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 11 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 Disneyland to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Anaheim to BUR 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	39	49	62	67	60	54	51	50	50	52	57	58	56	52	44	41	39
Tue	39	50	65	71	63	55	50	49	49	50	57	60	59	54	46	41	39
Wed	39	50	65	69	64	55	50	49	49	51	58	62	59	56	48	44	39
Thu	39	50	65	67	63	56	52	50	50	53	59	64	62	55	48	43	39
Fri	39	48	58	60	58	55	54	53	55	59	64	64	61	57	50	46	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	49	52	54	56	56	56	55	54	51	48	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	45	47	50	53	54	54	52	50	48	49	48	41

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 Anaheim to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to BUR?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 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	39	49	62	67	60	54	51	50	50	52	57	58	56	52	44	41	39
Tue	39	50	65	71	63	55	50	49	49	50	57	60	59	54	46	41	39
Wed	39	50	65	69	64	55	50	49	49	51	58	62	59	56	48	44	39
Thu	39	50	65	67	63	56	52	50	50	53	59	64	62	55	48	43	39
Fri	39	48	58	60	58	55	54	53	55	59	64	64	61	57	50	46	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	49	52	54	56	56	56	55	54	51	48	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	45	47	50	53	54	54	52	50	48	49	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	62	67	60	54	51	50	50	52	57	58	56	52	44	41	39
Tue	39	50	65	71	63	55	50	49	49	50	57	60	59	54	46	41	39
Wed	39	50	65	69	64	55	50	49	49	51	58	62	59	56	48	44	39
Thu	39	50	65	67	63	56	52	50	50	53	59	64	62	55	48	43	39
Fri	39	48	58	60	58	55	54	53	55	59	64	64	61	57	50	46	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	49	52	54	56	56	56	55	54	51	48	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	45	47	50	53	54	54	52	50	48	49	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	62	67	60	54	51	50	50	52	57	58	56	52	44	41	39
Tue	39	50	65	71	63	55	50	49	49	50	57	60	59	54	46	41	39
Wed	39	50	65	69	64	55	50	49	49	51	58	62	59	56	48	44	39
Thu	39	50	65	67	63	56	52	50	50	53	59	64	62	55	48	43	39
Fri	39	48	58	60	58	55	54	53	55	59	64	64	61	57	50	46	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	49	52	54	56	56	56	55	54	51	48	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	45	47	50	53	54	54	52	50	48	49	48	41