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Best Time to Drive from BUR to Los Angeles

Right now (11:47 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 18% 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 14-mile drive from BUR to Los Angeles (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to BUR

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 10 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1618212324212021212425272723191716
Tue1618222425232222222327302926201816
Wed1618212527252322232527303028222017
Thu1618212325232222232629313128232017
Fri1618202222222224272830302826242319
Sat1617171718212324262728262524232017
Sun1616161616171921232423222221212118

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BUR to Los Angeles?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 16 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

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I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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