Best Time to Drive from BUR to Downey

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from BUR to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downey to BUR

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	26	30	38	41	39	36	36	36	38	43	51	56	54	44	33	28	26
Tue	26	31	40	44	43	39	37	36	38	44	53	60	59	49	36	29	26
Wed	26	31	40	43	43	40	38	38	40	46	55	59	59	50	38	31	26
Thu	26	31	40	42	41	39	38	39	42	48	57	62	62	52	39	32	27
Fri	26	29	37	41	39	38	39	43	48	56	63	62	58	51	41	36	30
Sat	26	27	28	29	32	36	39	42	45	47	48	46	44	40	35	32	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	39	40	40	37	35	34	34	34	28

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 or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 26 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	38	41	39	36	36	36	38	43	51	56	54	44	33	28	26
Tue	26	31	40	44	43	39	37	36	38	44	53	60	59	49	36	29	26
Wed	26	31	40	43	43	40	38	38	40	46	55	59	59	50	38	31	26
Thu	26	31	40	42	41	39	38	39	42	48	57	62	62	52	39	32	27
Fri	26	29	37	41	39	38	39	43	48	56	63	62	58	51	41	36	30
Sat	26	27	28	29	32	36	39	42	45	47	48	46	44	40	35	32	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	39	40	40	37	35	34	34	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	38	41	39	36	36	36	38	43	51	56	54	44	33	28	26
Tue	26	31	40	44	43	39	37	36	38	44	53	60	59	49	36	29	26
Wed	26	31	40	43	43	40	38	38	40	46	55	59	59	50	38	31	26
Thu	26	31	40	42	41	39	38	39	42	48	57	62	62	52	39	32	27
Fri	26	29	37	41	39	38	39	43	48	56	63	62	58	51	41	36	30
Sat	26	27	28	29	32	36	39	42	45	47	48	46	44	40	35	32	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	39	40	40	37	35	34	34	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	38	41	39	36	36	36	38	43	51	56	54	44	33	28	26
Tue	26	31	40	44	43	39	37	36	38	44	53	60	59	49	36	29	26
Wed	26	31	40	43	43	40	38	38	40	46	55	59	59	50	38	31	26
Thu	26	31	40	42	41	39	38	39	42	48	57	62	62	52	39	32	27
Fri	26	29	37	41	39	38	39	43	48	56	63	62	58	51	41	36	30
Sat	26	27	28	29	32	36	39	42	45	47	48	46	44	40	35	32	28
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	39	40	40	37	35	34	34	34	28