Best Time to Drive from BUR to Whittier

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 South, usually 54 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	44	52	55	51	51	54	53	57	64	73	81	77	69	48	38	35
Tue	34	42	58	66	59	58	55	52	53	66	82	88	89	73	55	45	36
Wed	34	41	61	67	64	57	54	54	55	70	77	81	86	73	58	45	35
Thu	34	40	56	61	62	56	54	59	63	78	88	93	89	78	54	46	37
Fri	34	40	54	63	57	52	54	59	74	84	87	87	88	75	57	51	39
Sat	35	35	37	39	50	53	57	57	64	68	69	67	66	61	54	51	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	42	47	55	57	61	60	61	56	53	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 34 minutes and up to 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (69 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 40 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 34 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 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	44	52	55	51	51	54	53	57	64	73	81	77	69	48	38	35
Tue	34	42	58	66	59	58	55	52	53	66	82	88	89	73	55	45	36
Wed	34	41	61	67	64	57	54	54	55	70	77	81	86	73	58	45	35
Thu	34	40	56	61	62	56	54	59	63	78	88	93	89	78	54	46	37
Fri	34	40	54	63	57	52	54	59	74	84	87	87	88	75	57	51	39
Sat	35	35	37	39	50	53	57	57	64	68	69	67	66	61	54	51	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	42	47	55	57	61	60	61	56	53	53	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	52	55	51	51	54	53	57	64	73	81	77	69	48	38	35
Tue	34	42	58	66	59	58	55	52	53	66	82	88	89	73	55	45	36
Wed	34	41	61	67	64	57	54	54	55	70	77	81	86	73	58	45	35
Thu	34	40	56	61	62	56	54	59	63	78	88	93	89	78	54	46	37
Fri	34	40	54	63	57	52	54	59	74	84	87	87	88	75	57	51	39
Sat	35	35	37	39	50	53	57	57	64	68	69	67	66	61	54	51	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	42	47	55	57	61	60	61	56	53	53	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	52	55	51	51	54	53	57	64	73	81	77	69	48	38	35
Tue	34	42	58	66	59	58	55	52	53	66	82	88	89	73	55	45	36
Wed	34	41	61	67	64	57	54	54	55	70	77	81	86	73	58	45	35
Thu	34	40	56	61	62	56	54	59	63	78	88	93	89	78	54	46	37
Fri	34	40	54	63	57	52	54	59	74	84	87	87	88	75	57	51	39
Sat	35	35	37	39	50	53	57	57	64	68	69	67	66	61	54	51	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	42	47	55	57	61	60	61	56	53	53	52	40