Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to BUR

Right now (2:33 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 11% 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 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	38	52	62	66	65	59	56	55	57	58	60	61	57	53	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	61	70	66	63	57	56	53	57	61	64	61	54	52	43	39
Wed	38	51	59	65	68	61	56	54	54	55	60	63	61	57	52	46	40
Thu	38	50	60	66	65	59	57	55	56	58	62	66	63	56	54	49	40
Fri	38	49	55	60	59	55	56	56	59	61	64	63	62	59	56	51	40
Sat	39	40	41	43	50	55	61	58	60	60	61	61	60	58	59	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	46	52	55	58	59	63	60	58	58	59	53	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Anaheim to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Anaheim to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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	38	52	62	66	65	59	56	55	57	58	60	61	57	53	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	61	70	66	63	57	56	53	57	61	64	61	54	52	43	39
Wed	38	51	59	65	68	61	56	54	54	55	60	63	61	57	52	46	40
Thu	38	50	60	66	65	59	57	55	56	58	62	66	63	56	54	49	40
Fri	38	49	55	60	59	55	56	56	59	61	64	63	62	59	56	51	40
Sat	39	40	41	43	50	55	61	58	60	60	61	61	60	58	59	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	46	52	55	58	59	63	60	58	58	59	53	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	52	62	66	65	59	56	55	57	58	60	61	57	53	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	61	70	66	63	57	56	53	57	61	64	61	54	52	43	39
Wed	38	51	59	65	68	61	56	54	54	55	60	63	61	57	52	46	40
Thu	38	50	60	66	65	59	57	55	56	58	62	66	63	56	54	49	40
Fri	38	49	55	60	59	55	56	56	59	61	64	63	62	59	56	51	40
Sat	39	40	41	43	50	55	61	58	60	60	61	61	60	58	59	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	46	52	55	58	59	63	60	58	58	59	53	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	52	62	66	65	59	56	55	57	58	60	61	57	53	47	41	39
Tue	38	52	61	70	66	63	57	56	53	57	61	64	61	54	52	43	39
Wed	38	51	59	65	68	61	56	54	54	55	60	63	61	57	52	46	40
Thu	38	50	60	66	65	59	57	55	56	58	62	66	63	56	54	49	40
Fri	38	49	55	60	59	55	56	56	59	61	64	63	62	59	56	51	40
Sat	39	40	41	43	50	55	61	58	60	60	61	61	60	58	59	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	46	52	55	58	59	63	60	58	58	59	53	42