Best Time to Drive from BUR to Whittier

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Whittier 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	36	43	51	57	52	51	54	52	57	63	73	82	78	69	49	39	36
Tue	34	41	60	70	61	58	53	51	53	67	81	90	86	75	59	44	35
Wed	34	40	59	66	64	55	52	51	54	66	71	77	79	70	56	45	36
Thu	34	40	56	58	58	56	54	57	62	75	84	90	90	79	56	47	37
Fri	34	40	53	60	54	50	52	58	72	82	85	88	88	75	59	51	38
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	50	54	56	62	65	66	64	65	61	55	51	39
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	41	48	57	58	63	59	59	58	55	53	52	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from BUR to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 92 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 38 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 Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 33 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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More drives

Whittier 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 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	36	43	51	57	52	51	54	52	57	63	73	82	78	69	49	39	36
Tue	34	41	60	70	61	58	53	51	53	67	81	90	86	75	59	44	35
Wed	34	40	59	66	64	55	52	51	54	66	71	77	79	70	56	45	36
Thu	34	40	56	58	58	56	54	57	62	75	84	90	90	79	56	47	37
Fri	34	40	53	60	54	50	52	58	72	82	85	88	88	75	59	51	38
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	50	54	56	62	65	66	64	65	61	55	51	39
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	41	48	57	58	63	59	59	58	55	53	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	51	57	52	51	54	52	57	63	73	82	78	69	49	39	36
Tue	34	41	60	70	61	58	53	51	53	67	81	90	86	75	59	44	35
Wed	34	40	59	66	64	55	52	51	54	66	71	77	79	70	56	45	36
Thu	34	40	56	58	58	56	54	57	62	75	84	90	90	79	56	47	37
Fri	34	40	53	60	54	50	52	58	72	82	85	88	88	75	59	51	38
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	50	54	56	62	65	66	64	65	61	55	51	39
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	41	48	57	58	63	59	59	58	55	53	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	51	57	52	51	54	52	57	63	73	82	78	69	49	39	36
Tue	34	41	60	70	61	58	53	51	53	67	81	90	86	75	59	44	35
Wed	34	40	59	66	64	55	52	51	54	66	71	77	79	70	56	45	36
Thu	34	40	56	58	58	56	54	57	62	75	84	90	90	79	56	47	37
Fri	34	40	53	60	54	50	52	58	72	82	85	88	88	75	59	51	38
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	50	54	56	62	65	66	64	65	61	55	51	39
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	41	48	57	58	63	59	59	58	55	53	52	40