Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Burbank

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Buena Park 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	26	35	45	49	47	42	40	39	39	40	42	43	41	36	33	28	27
Tue	26	36	45	54	47	46	39	39	37	40	43	45	43	38	34	29	26
Wed	26	35	45	49	48	44	40	38	38	39	42	44	44	39	35	30	27
Thu	26	34	44	49	48	44	40	39	39	41	46	49	47	39	36	33	27
Fri	26	34	39	42	43	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	46	43	39	34	28
Sat	27	27	29	30	33	39	43	40	42	42	43	43	42	40	41	37	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	31	36	38	40	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Buena Park to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Burbank?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 26 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 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	26	35	45	49	47	42	40	39	39	40	42	43	41	36	33	28	27
Tue	26	36	45	54	47	46	39	39	37	40	43	45	43	38	34	29	26
Wed	26	35	45	49	48	44	40	38	38	39	42	44	44	39	35	30	27
Thu	26	34	44	49	48	44	40	39	39	41	46	49	47	39	36	33	27
Fri	26	34	39	42	43	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	46	43	39	34	28
Sat	27	27	29	30	33	39	43	40	42	42	43	43	42	40	41	37	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	31	36	38	40	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	35	45	49	47	42	40	39	39	40	42	43	41	36	33	28	27
Tue	26	36	45	54	47	46	39	39	37	40	43	45	43	38	34	29	26
Wed	26	35	45	49	48	44	40	38	38	39	42	44	44	39	35	30	27
Thu	26	34	44	49	48	44	40	39	39	41	46	49	47	39	36	33	27
Fri	26	34	39	42	43	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	46	43	39	34	28
Sat	27	27	29	30	33	39	43	40	42	42	43	43	42	40	41	37	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	31	36	38	40	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	35	45	49	47	42	40	39	39	40	42	43	41	36	33	28	27
Tue	26	36	45	54	47	46	39	39	37	40	43	45	43	38	34	29	26
Wed	26	35	45	49	48	44	40	38	38	39	42	44	44	39	35	30	27
Thu	26	34	44	49	48	44	40	39	39	41	46	49	47	39	36	33	27
Fri	26	34	39	42	43	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	46	43	39	34	28
Sat	27	27	29	30	33	39	43	40	42	42	43	43	42	40	41	37	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	31	36	38	40	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	29