Best Time to Drive from Brea to Burbank

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North, usually 87 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 Brea 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	36	90	113	124	123	112	98	101	105	97	87	95	86	79	65	42	39
Tue	36	84	100	112	123	108	95	86	85	88	86	95	91	86	71	48	39
Wed	36	75	91	102	115	108	97	82	88	86	85	93	93	93	77	56	41
Thu	36	76	96	106	115	98	93	94	94	85	80	89	89	91	81	60	42
Fri	37	80	102	110	107	95	92	90	91	83	83	89	84	85	86	66	41
Sat	39	40	44	50	71	85	93	81	93	93	97	95	94	101	99	66	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	53	80	94	101	109	112	102	98	95	87	67	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Brea to Burbank (via SR-60 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea to central Burbank 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 Brea to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 36 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Burbank?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Burbank to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	90	113	124	123	112	98	101	105	97	87	95	86	79	65	42	39
Tue	36	84	100	112	123	108	95	86	85	88	86	95	91	86	71	48	39
Wed	36	75	91	102	115	108	97	82	88	86	85	93	93	93	77	56	41
Thu	36	76	96	106	115	98	93	94	94	85	80	89	89	91	81	60	42
Fri	37	80	102	110	107	95	92	90	91	83	83	89	84	85	86	66	41
Sat	39	40	44	50	71	85	93	81	93	93	97	95	94	101	99	66	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	53	80	94	101	109	112	102	98	95	87	67	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	90	113	124	123	112	98	101	105	97	87	95	86	79	65	42	39
Tue	36	84	100	112	123	108	95	86	85	88	86	95	91	86	71	48	39
Wed	36	75	91	102	115	108	97	82	88	86	85	93	93	93	77	56	41
Thu	36	76	96	106	115	98	93	94	94	85	80	89	89	91	81	60	42
Fri	37	80	102	110	107	95	92	90	91	83	83	89	84	85	86	66	41
Sat	39	40	44	50	71	85	93	81	93	93	97	95	94	101	99	66	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	53	80	94	101	109	112	102	98	95	87	67	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	90	113	124	123	112	98	101	105	97	87	95	86	79	65	42	39
Tue	36	84	100	112	123	108	95	86	85	88	86	95	91	86	71	48	39
Wed	36	75	91	102	115	108	97	82	88	86	85	93	93	93	77	56	41
Thu	36	76	96	106	115	98	93	94	94	85	80	89	89	91	81	60	42
Fri	37	80	102	110	107	95	92	90	91	83	83	89	84	85	86	66	41
Sat	39	40	44	50	71	85	93	81	93	93	97	95	94	101	99	66	45
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	53	80	94	101	109	112	102	98	95	87	67	47