Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Brea

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-60 East and I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Brea 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	39	44	52	56	56	51	49	50	49	53	56	61	59	50	45	42	39
Tue	39	44	59	68	65	66	57	51	52	66	81	83	68	54	48	44	39
Wed	39	44	61	65	67	63	59	56	57	67	78	79	77	64	49	45	40
Thu	38	43	57	59	67	61	54	54	56	75	84	81	73	57	49	47	41
Fri	39	43	52	59	58	52	53	58	72	82	79	78	76	57	55	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	41	44	48	50	51	63	65	67	68	73	68	57	55	44
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	50	55	57	59	55	60	54	54	52	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Burbank to Brea (via SR-60 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Brea?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 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	39	44	52	56	56	51	49	50	49	53	56	61	59	50	45	42	39
Tue	39	44	59	68	65	66	57	51	52	66	81	83	68	54	48	44	39
Wed	39	44	61	65	67	63	59	56	57	67	78	79	77	64	49	45	40
Thu	38	43	57	59	67	61	54	54	56	75	84	81	73	57	49	47	41
Fri	39	43	52	59	58	52	53	58	72	82	79	78	76	57	55	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	41	44	48	50	51	63	65	67	68	73	68	57	55	44
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	50	55	57	59	55	60	54	54	52	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	52	56	56	51	49	50	49	53	56	61	59	50	45	42	39
Tue	39	44	59	68	65	66	57	51	52	66	81	83	68	54	48	44	39
Wed	39	44	61	65	67	63	59	56	57	67	78	79	77	64	49	45	40
Thu	38	43	57	59	67	61	54	54	56	75	84	81	73	57	49	47	41
Fri	39	43	52	59	58	52	53	58	72	82	79	78	76	57	55	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	41	44	48	50	51	63	65	67	68	73	68	57	55	44
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	50	55	57	59	55	60	54	54	52	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	52	56	56	51	49	50	49	53	56	61	59	50	45	42	39
Tue	39	44	59	68	65	66	57	51	52	66	81	83	68	54	48	44	39
Wed	39	44	61	65	67	63	59	56	57	67	78	79	77	64	49	45	40
Thu	38	43	57	59	67	61	54	54	56	75	84	81	73	57	49	47	41
Fri	39	43	52	59	58	52	53	58	72	82	79	78	76	57	55	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	41	44	48	50	51	63	65	67	68	73	68	57	55	44
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	50	55	57	59	55	60	54	54	52	50	44