Best Time to Drive from BUR to Downey

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Downey 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	27	32	38	40	39	38	40	40	43	48	57	65	61	54	38	29	26
Tue	25	31	42	46	44	43	41	39	39	48	65	71	70	59	43	34	27
Wed	25	30	44	47	46	42	40	41	41	52	58	61	64	57	44	35	26
Thu	25	30	41	44	45	42	40	44	46	59	70	74	72	62	42	35	28
Fri	25	30	40	45	43	39	40	43	54	65	68	69	69	59	44	39	29
Sat	27	26	28	29	37	40	43	44	49	52	55	53	49	46	40	39	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	42	43	46	45	45	41	40	40	40	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from BUR to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 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 central Downey (Downey 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 BUR to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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More drives

Downey 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 Whittier · BUR to Thousand Oaks

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	38	40	39	38	40	40	43	48	57	65	61	54	38	29	26
Tue	25	31	42	46	44	43	41	39	39	48	65	71	70	59	43	34	27
Wed	25	30	44	47	46	42	40	41	41	52	58	61	64	57	44	35	26
Thu	25	30	41	44	45	42	40	44	46	59	70	74	72	62	42	35	28
Fri	25	30	40	45	43	39	40	43	54	65	68	69	69	59	44	39	29
Sat	27	26	28	29	37	40	43	44	49	52	55	53	49	46	40	39	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	42	43	46	45	45	41	40	40	40	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	38	40	39	38	40	40	43	48	57	65	61	54	38	29	26
Tue	25	31	42	46	44	43	41	39	39	48	65	71	70	59	43	34	27
Wed	25	30	44	47	46	42	40	41	41	52	58	61	64	57	44	35	26
Thu	25	30	41	44	45	42	40	44	46	59	70	74	72	62	42	35	28
Fri	25	30	40	45	43	39	40	43	54	65	68	69	69	59	44	39	29
Sat	27	26	28	29	37	40	43	44	49	52	55	53	49	46	40	39	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	42	43	46	45	45	41	40	40	40	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	38	40	39	38	40	40	43	48	57	65	61	54	38	29	26
Tue	25	31	42	46	44	43	41	39	39	48	65	71	70	59	43	34	27
Wed	25	30	44	47	46	42	40	41	41	52	58	61	64	57	44	35	26
Thu	25	30	41	44	45	42	40	44	46	59	70	74	72	62	42	35	28
Fri	25	30	40	45	43	39	40	43	54	65	68	69	69	59	44	39	29
Sat	27	26	28	29	37	40	43	44	49	52	55	53	49	46	40	39	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	42	43	46	45	45	41	40	40	40	31