Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Anaheim

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Burbank to Anaheim 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	52	52	46	45	48	48	52	54	72	81	76	67	47	36	34
Tue	33	41	59	60	50	49	47	48	47	57	81	91	85	74	54	43	33
Wed	32	39	62	60	51	48	48	49	49	61	69	73	74	69	55	43	33
Thu	32	39	60	59	50	51	50	53	56	70	86	91	87	77	52	42	35
Fri	33	38	52	55	51	47	47	49	63	82	87	86	87	73	53	46	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	48	52	52	57	63	67	63	58	54	47	48	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	39	42	50	51	55	53	51	49	48	47	47	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Burbank to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) to Disneyland 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 Burbank to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Anaheim?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Anaheim?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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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	52	52	46	45	48	48	52	54	72	81	76	67	47	36	34
Tue	33	41	59	60	50	49	47	48	47	57	81	91	85	74	54	43	33
Wed	32	39	62	60	51	48	48	49	49	61	69	73	74	69	55	43	33
Thu	32	39	60	59	50	51	50	53	56	70	86	91	87	77	52	42	35
Fri	33	38	52	55	51	47	47	49	63	82	87	86	87	73	53	46	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	48	52	52	57	63	67	63	58	54	47	48	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	39	42	50	51	55	53	51	49	48	47	47	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	52	52	46	45	48	48	52	54	72	81	76	67	47	36	34
Tue	33	41	59	60	50	49	47	48	47	57	81	91	85	74	54	43	33
Wed	32	39	62	60	51	48	48	49	49	61	69	73	74	69	55	43	33
Thu	32	39	60	59	50	51	50	53	56	70	86	91	87	77	52	42	35
Fri	33	38	52	55	51	47	47	49	63	82	87	86	87	73	53	46	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	48	52	52	57	63	67	63	58	54	47	48	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	39	42	50	51	55	53	51	49	48	47	47	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	52	52	46	45	48	48	52	54	72	81	76	67	47	36	34
Tue	33	41	59	60	50	49	47	48	47	57	81	91	85	74	54	43	33
Wed	32	39	62	60	51	48	48	49	49	61	69	73	74	69	55	43	33
Thu	32	39	60	59	50	51	50	53	56	70	86	91	87	77	52	42	35
Fri	33	38	52	55	51	47	47	49	63	82	87	86	87	73	53	46	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	44	48	52	52	57	63	67	63	58	54	47	48	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	39	42	50	51	55	53	51	49	48	47	47	37