Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Anaheim

Right now (6:20 am PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 South, usually 47 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	33	38	49	50	45	44	43	43	45	50	58	63	62	52	40	35	33
Tue	33	39	53	54	48	46	44	44	45	51	61	68	67	57	44	37	33
Wed	33	39	54	53	49	46	45	45	47	52	61	67	67	58	46	38	34
Thu	33	40	53	54	48	47	46	47	50	55	65	70	70	60	48	39	34
Fri	33	38	46	48	46	45	47	49	55	64	72	72	68	61	50	43	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	56	54	53	48	43	40	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	37	41	44	47	48	48	46	43	42	41	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Burbank to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (56 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 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 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	33	38	49	50	45	44	43	43	45	50	58	63	62	52	40	35	33
Tue	33	39	53	54	48	46	44	44	45	51	61	68	67	57	44	37	33
Wed	33	39	54	53	49	46	45	45	47	52	61	67	67	58	46	38	34
Thu	33	40	53	54	48	47	46	47	50	55	65	70	70	60	48	39	34
Fri	33	38	46	48	46	45	47	49	55	64	72	72	68	61	50	43	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	56	54	53	48	43	40	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	37	41	44	47	48	48	46	43	42	41	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	50	45	44	43	43	45	50	58	63	62	52	40	35	33
Tue	33	39	53	54	48	46	44	44	45	51	61	68	67	57	44	37	33
Wed	33	39	54	53	49	46	45	45	47	52	61	67	67	58	46	38	34
Thu	33	40	53	54	48	47	46	47	50	55	65	70	70	60	48	39	34
Fri	33	38	46	48	46	45	47	49	55	64	72	72	68	61	50	43	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	56	54	53	48	43	40	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	37	41	44	47	48	48	46	43	42	41	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	50	45	44	43	43	45	50	58	63	62	52	40	35	33
Tue	33	39	53	54	48	46	44	44	45	51	61	68	67	57	44	37	33
Wed	33	39	54	53	49	46	45	45	47	52	61	67	67	58	46	38	34
Thu	33	40	53	54	48	47	46	47	50	55	65	70	70	60	48	39	34
Fri	33	38	46	48	46	45	47	49	55	64	72	72	68	61	50	43	36
Sat	34	34	35	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	56	54	53	48	43	40	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	37	41	44	47	48	48	46	43	42	41	41	36