Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Fountain Valley

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Fountain Valley 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	42	47	55	56	51	52	55	55	59	60	83	94	87	77	55	43	41
Tue	40	46	63	69	56	55	53	53	53	66	91	101	95	86	63	48	40
Wed	39	45	62	63	58	53	53	53	55	63	68	75	72	68	57	48	41
Thu	40	45	63	63	56	56	55	58	63	78	97	101	100	87	60	49	42
Fri	40	44	57	62	58	53	54	57	70	89	94	96	96	83	62	53	42
Sat	41	40	42	44	50	52	56	58	63	69	70	68	64	62	55	53	44
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	46	50	58	59	61	59	59	56	55	54	53	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Burbank to Fountain Valley (via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Fountain Valley?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 39 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 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	42	47	55	56	51	52	55	55	59	60	83	94	87	77	55	43	41
Tue	40	46	63	69	56	55	53	53	53	66	91	101	95	86	63	48	40
Wed	39	45	62	63	58	53	53	53	55	63	68	75	72	68	57	48	41
Thu	40	45	63	63	56	56	55	58	63	78	97	101	100	87	60	49	42
Fri	40	44	57	62	58	53	54	57	70	89	94	96	96	83	62	53	42
Sat	41	40	42	44	50	52	56	58	63	69	70	68	64	62	55	53	44
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	46	50	58	59	61	59	59	56	55	54	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	55	56	51	52	55	55	59	60	83	94	87	77	55	43	41
Tue	40	46	63	69	56	55	53	53	53	66	91	101	95	86	63	48	40
Wed	39	45	62	63	58	53	53	53	55	63	68	75	72	68	57	48	41
Thu	40	45	63	63	56	56	55	58	63	78	97	101	100	87	60	49	42
Fri	40	44	57	62	58	53	54	57	70	89	94	96	96	83	62	53	42
Sat	41	40	42	44	50	52	56	58	63	69	70	68	64	62	55	53	44
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	46	50	58	59	61	59	59	56	55	54	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	55	56	51	52	55	55	59	60	83	94	87	77	55	43	41
Tue	40	46	63	69	56	55	53	53	53	66	91	101	95	86	63	48	40
Wed	39	45	62	63	58	53	53	53	55	63	68	75	72	68	57	48	41
Thu	40	45	63	63	56	56	55	58	63	78	97	101	100	87	60	49	42
Fri	40	44	57	62	58	53	54	57	70	89	94	96	96	83	62	53	42
Sat	41	40	42	44	50	52	56	58	63	69	70	68	64	62	55	53	44
Sun	41	40	40	41	41	46	50	58	59	61	59	59	56	55	54	53	44