Best Time to Drive from BUR to LAX

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 North, usually 53 at this time.

None 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 LAX 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	32	37	52	57	53	46	44	43	44	45	50	57	57	49	39	34	32
Tue	32	38	54	60	56	51	45	44	45	48	56	64	64	56	43	36	32
Wed	32	38	54	60	56	52	48	46	46	49	56	64	65	58	45	38	33
Thu	32	38	54	60	56	52	49	49	49	51	59	67	68	60	48	40	33
Fri	32	37	50	55	52	50	51	54	56	59	65	68	66	58	48	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	36	41	46	51	54	56	56	54	51	46	41	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	38	43	47	49	48	45	43	40	38	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from BUR to LAX (via I-405 South and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 30 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to LAX?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

LAX 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 El Monte · BUR to Downey · 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	32	37	52	57	53	46	44	43	44	45	50	57	57	49	39	34	32
Tue	32	38	54	60	56	51	45	44	45	48	56	64	64	56	43	36	32
Wed	32	38	54	60	56	52	48	46	46	49	56	64	65	58	45	38	33
Thu	32	38	54	60	56	52	49	49	49	51	59	67	68	60	48	40	33
Fri	32	37	50	55	52	50	51	54	56	59	65	68	66	58	48	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	36	41	46	51	54	56	56	54	51	46	41	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	38	43	47	49	48	45	43	40	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	52	57	53	46	44	43	44	45	50	57	57	49	39	34	32
Tue	32	38	54	60	56	51	45	44	45	48	56	64	64	56	43	36	32
Wed	32	38	54	60	56	52	48	46	46	49	56	64	65	58	45	38	33
Thu	32	38	54	60	56	52	49	49	49	51	59	67	68	60	48	40	33
Fri	32	37	50	55	52	50	51	54	56	59	65	68	66	58	48	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	36	41	46	51	54	56	56	54	51	46	41	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	38	43	47	49	48	45	43	40	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	52	57	53	46	44	43	44	45	50	57	57	49	39	34	32
Tue	32	38	54	60	56	51	45	44	45	48	56	64	64	56	43	36	32
Wed	32	38	54	60	56	52	48	46	46	49	56	64	65	58	45	38	33
Thu	32	38	54	60	56	52	49	49	49	51	59	67	68	60	48	40	33
Fri	32	37	50	55	52	50	51	54	56	59	65	68	66	58	48	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	36	41	46	51	54	56	56	54	51	46	41	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	35	38	43	47	49	48	45	43	40	38	37	33