Best Time to Drive from BUR to LGB

Right now (3:06 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and I-710 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 8% 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 LGB 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	34	41	49	52	49	47	47	46	46	49	51	54	54	49	42	38	35
Tue	34	40	59	64	55	54	51	47	47	50	55	59	57	52	45	40	35
Wed	34	40	57	61	57	52	49	48	48	51	55	56	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	40	55	58	55	51	49	50	49	56	58	59	61	56	48	43	37
Fri	34	41	52	55	51	47	47	50	54	56	56	58	57	51	46	44	38
Sat	36	35	37	38	41	45	47	46	50	51	51	50	51	51	48	46	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	44	48	49	51	49	50	49	48	47	45	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from BUR to LGB (via I-5 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 32 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to LGB?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (1 mile)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

LGB 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	34	41	49	52	49	47	47	46	46	49	51	54	54	49	42	38	35
Tue	34	40	59	64	55	54	51	47	47	50	55	59	57	52	45	40	35
Wed	34	40	57	61	57	52	49	48	48	51	55	56	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	40	55	58	55	51	49	50	49	56	58	59	61	56	48	43	37
Fri	34	41	52	55	51	47	47	50	54	56	56	58	57	51	46	44	38
Sat	36	35	37	38	41	45	47	46	50	51	51	50	51	51	48	46	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	44	48	49	51	49	50	49	48	47	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	49	52	49	47	47	46	46	49	51	54	54	49	42	38	35
Tue	34	40	59	64	55	54	51	47	47	50	55	59	57	52	45	40	35
Wed	34	40	57	61	57	52	49	48	48	51	55	56	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	40	55	58	55	51	49	50	49	56	58	59	61	56	48	43	37
Fri	34	41	52	55	51	47	47	50	54	56	56	58	57	51	46	44	38
Sat	36	35	37	38	41	45	47	46	50	51	51	50	51	51	48	46	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	44	48	49	51	49	50	49	48	47	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	49	52	49	47	47	46	46	49	51	54	54	49	42	38	35
Tue	34	40	59	64	55	54	51	47	47	50	55	59	57	52	45	40	35
Wed	34	40	57	61	57	52	49	48	48	51	55	56	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	40	55	58	55	51	49	50	49	56	58	59	61	56	48	43	37
Fri	34	41	52	55	51	47	47	50	54	56	56	58	57	51	46	44	38
Sat	36	35	37	38	41	45	47	46	50	51	51	50	51	51	48	46	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	44	48	49	51	49	50	49	48	47	45	39