Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Downey

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 South, usually 36 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 Downey 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	23	28	34	36	34	34	37	36	39	42	55	63	58	52	35	25	23
Tue	22	27	38	42	38	38	36	36	35	45	62	69	68	57	40	30	22
Wed	22	26	40	42	40	36	37	37	38	48	56	59	61	55	42	31	23
Thu	22	26	37	39	38	38	36	40	43	55	68	71	69	60	40	31	24
Fri	22	26	38	43	41	36	36	39	51	63	67	67	67	56	40	35	25
Sat	23	23	24	26	33	38	41	41	46	50	53	51	47	43	37	36	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	23	28	32	39	41	43	42	40	37	36	35	35	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Burbank to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 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 central Downey (Downey 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 Burbank to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	34	36	34	34	37	36	39	42	55	63	58	52	35	25	23
Tue	22	27	38	42	38	38	36	36	35	45	62	69	68	57	40	30	22
Wed	22	26	40	42	40	36	37	37	38	48	56	59	61	55	42	31	23
Thu	22	26	37	39	38	38	36	40	43	55	68	71	69	60	40	31	24
Fri	22	26	38	43	41	36	36	39	51	63	67	67	67	56	40	35	25
Sat	23	23	24	26	33	38	41	41	46	50	53	51	47	43	37	36	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	23	28	32	39	41	43	42	40	37	36	35	35	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	34	36	34	34	37	36	39	42	55	63	58	52	35	25	23
Tue	22	27	38	42	38	38	36	36	35	45	62	69	68	57	40	30	22
Wed	22	26	40	42	40	36	37	37	38	48	56	59	61	55	42	31	23
Thu	22	26	37	39	38	38	36	40	43	55	68	71	69	60	40	31	24
Fri	22	26	38	43	41	36	36	39	51	63	67	67	67	56	40	35	25
Sat	23	23	24	26	33	38	41	41	46	50	53	51	47	43	37	36	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	23	28	32	39	41	43	42	40	37	36	35	35	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	34	36	34	34	37	36	39	42	55	63	58	52	35	25	23
Tue	22	27	38	42	38	38	36	36	35	45	62	69	68	57	40	30	22
Wed	22	26	40	42	40	36	37	37	38	48	56	59	61	55	42	31	23
Thu	22	26	37	39	38	38	36	40	43	55	68	71	69	60	40	31	24
Fri	22	26	38	43	41	36	36	39	51	63	67	67	67	56	40	35	25
Sat	23	23	24	26	33	38	41	41	46	50	53	51	47	43	37	36	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	23	28	32	39	41	43	42	40	37	36	35	35	27