Best Time to Drive from BUR to Irvine

Right now (11:20 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Irvine 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	51	62	79	76	66	64	66	66	70	74	91	104	95	84	65	54	51
Tue	49	64	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	78	101	117	104	92	74	59	50
Wed	48	62	90	84	75	67	64	64	66	75	81	90	86	78	69	60	50
Thu	49	61	87	82	72	70	68	70	73	87	104	111	106	94	69	61	52
Fri	49	60	76	74	67	64	64	67	79	98	103	106	104	89	72	63	52
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	64	67	68	73	77	79	76	75	72	66	64	54
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	56	62	69	70	74	70	71	70	68	67	66	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from BUR to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 12 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	79	76	66	64	66	66	70	74	91	104	95	84	65	54	51
Tue	49	64	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	78	101	117	104	92	74	59	50
Wed	48	62	90	84	75	67	64	64	66	75	81	90	86	78	69	60	50
Thu	49	61	87	82	72	70	68	70	73	87	104	111	106	94	69	61	52
Fri	49	60	76	74	67	64	64	67	79	98	103	106	104	89	72	63	52
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	64	67	68	73	77	79	76	75	72	66	64	54
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	56	62	69	70	74	70	71	70	68	67	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	79	76	66	64	66	66	70	74	91	104	95	84	65	54	51
Tue	49	64	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	78	101	117	104	92	74	59	50
Wed	48	62	90	84	75	67	64	64	66	75	81	90	86	78	69	60	50
Thu	49	61	87	82	72	70	68	70	73	87	104	111	106	94	69	61	52
Fri	49	60	76	74	67	64	64	67	79	98	103	106	104	89	72	63	52
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	64	67	68	73	77	79	76	75	72	66	64	54
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	56	62	69	70	74	70	71	70	68	67	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	79	76	66	64	66	66	70	74	91	104	95	84	65	54	51
Tue	49	64	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	78	101	117	104	92	74	59	50
Wed	48	62	90	84	75	67	64	64	66	75	81	90	86	78	69	60	50
Thu	49	61	87	82	72	70	68	70	73	87	104	111	106	94	69	61	52
Fri	49	60	76	74	67	64	64	67	79	98	103	106	104	89	72	63	52
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	64	67	68	73	77	79	76	75	72	66	64	54
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	56	62	69	70	74	70	71	70	68	67	66	54