Best Time to Drive from BUR to Anaheim

Right now (2:33 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 South, usually 69 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from BUR to Anaheim 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	44	56	55	50	49	51	52	55	60	75	84	79	69	50	40	37
Tue	36	45	63	63	55	53	52	51	51	61	85	94	88	77	57	46	37
Wed	35	43	66	63	57	53	52	52	52	66	72	76	77	72	58	47	37
Thu	36	43	64	63	57	55	53	57	60	75	89	94	90	79	54	46	39
Fri	36	42	56	59	55	51	51	53	66	85	88	89	89	76	57	51	40
Sat	37	37	39	41	48	51	54	55	61	66	70	65	61	57	51	51	39
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	42	46	53	55	58	56	56	53	52	51	52	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from BUR to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to Disneyland 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 BUR to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to West Covina · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to El Monte · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	55	50	49	51	52	55	60	75	84	79	69	50	40	37
Tue	36	45	63	63	55	53	52	51	51	61	85	94	88	77	57	46	37
Wed	35	43	66	63	57	53	52	52	52	66	72	76	77	72	58	47	37
Thu	36	43	64	63	57	55	53	57	60	75	89	94	90	79	54	46	39
Fri	36	42	56	59	55	51	51	53	66	85	88	89	89	76	57	51	40
Sat	37	37	39	41	48	51	54	55	61	66	70	65	61	57	51	51	39
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	42	46	53	55	58	56	56	53	52	51	52	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	55	50	49	51	52	55	60	75	84	79	69	50	40	37
Tue	36	45	63	63	55	53	52	51	51	61	85	94	88	77	57	46	37
Wed	35	43	66	63	57	53	52	52	52	66	72	76	77	72	58	47	37
Thu	36	43	64	63	57	55	53	57	60	75	89	94	90	79	54	46	39
Fri	36	42	56	59	55	51	51	53	66	85	88	89	89	76	57	51	40
Sat	37	37	39	41	48	51	54	55	61	66	70	65	61	57	51	51	39
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	42	46	53	55	58	56	56	53	52	51	52	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	55	50	49	51	52	55	60	75	84	79	69	50	40	37
Tue	36	45	63	63	55	53	52	51	51	61	85	94	88	77	57	46	37
Wed	35	43	66	63	57	53	52	52	52	66	72	76	77	72	58	47	37
Thu	36	43	64	63	57	55	53	57	60	75	89	94	90	79	54	46	39
Fri	36	42	56	59	55	51	51	53	66	85	88	89	89	76	57	51	40
Sat	37	37	39	41	48	51	54	55	61	66	70	65	61	57	51	51	39
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	42	46	53	55	58	56	56	53	52	51	52	41