Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Burbank

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Burbank 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	34	46	57	61	60	55	52	51	52	53	55	57	54	48	43	36	35
Tue	34	47	56	63	60	57	50	50	49	52	55	58	56	50	46	37	35
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	54	51	49	49	51	57	59	57	52	48	40	35
Thu	34	45	54	58	59	54	50	51	52	53	57	61	58	51	47	43	36
Fri	34	44	50	54	54	51	51	52	54	56	59	59	58	56	51	45	35
Sat	35	35	37	39	43	48	52	50	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	46	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	41	47	51	52	55	56	54	53	53	51	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Anaheim to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 63 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 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	34	46	57	61	60	55	52	51	52	53	55	57	54	48	43	36	35
Tue	34	47	56	63	60	57	50	50	49	52	55	58	56	50	46	37	35
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	54	51	49	49	51	57	59	57	52	48	40	35
Thu	34	45	54	58	59	54	50	51	52	53	57	61	58	51	47	43	36
Fri	34	44	50	54	54	51	51	52	54	56	59	59	58	56	51	45	35
Sat	35	35	37	39	43	48	52	50	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	46	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	41	47	51	52	55	56	54	53	53	51	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	57	61	60	55	52	51	52	53	55	57	54	48	43	36	35
Tue	34	47	56	63	60	57	50	50	49	52	55	58	56	50	46	37	35
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	54	51	49	49	51	57	59	57	52	48	40	35
Thu	34	45	54	58	59	54	50	51	52	53	57	61	58	51	47	43	36
Fri	34	44	50	54	54	51	51	52	54	56	59	59	58	56	51	45	35
Sat	35	35	37	39	43	48	52	50	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	46	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	41	47	51	52	55	56	54	53	53	51	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	57	61	60	55	52	51	52	53	55	57	54	48	43	36	35
Tue	34	47	56	63	60	57	50	50	49	52	55	58	56	50	46	37	35
Wed	33	45	53	58	61	54	51	49	49	51	57	59	57	52	48	40	35
Thu	34	45	54	58	59	54	50	51	52	53	57	61	58	51	47	43	36
Fri	34	44	50	54	54	51	51	52	54	56	59	59	58	56	51	45	35
Sat	35	35	37	39	43	48	52	50	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	46	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	41	47	51	52	55	56	54	53	53	51	45	38