Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Huntington Beach

Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 97 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Huntington Beach 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	52	58	66	67	65	65	69	68	72	74	94	104	99	88	67	55	51
Tue	50	56	74	79	69	69	67	65	67	78	101	116	109	97	77	61	51
Wed	50	56	72	74	72	69	67	68	70	79	84	91	86	84	76	66	52
Thu	50	56	72	72	68	70	68	70	74	88	105	109	110	98	72	62	53
Fri	50	54	67	72	68	65	65	68	80	98	105	107	107	93	73	65	53
Sat	51	51	52	54	59	63	67	68	72	77	78	77	76	73	69	65	55
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	71	71	74	71	71	70	68	67	66	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Burbank to Huntington Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 28 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 Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Huntington Beach?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 50 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	66	67	65	65	69	68	72	74	94	104	99	88	67	55	51
Tue	50	56	74	79	69	69	67	65	67	78	101	116	109	97	77	61	51
Wed	50	56	72	74	72	69	67	68	70	79	84	91	86	84	76	66	52
Thu	50	56	72	72	68	70	68	70	74	88	105	109	110	98	72	62	53
Fri	50	54	67	72	68	65	65	68	80	98	105	107	107	93	73	65	53
Sat	51	51	52	54	59	63	67	68	72	77	78	77	76	73	69	65	55
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	71	71	74	71	71	70	68	67	66	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	66	67	65	65	69	68	72	74	94	104	99	88	67	55	51
Tue	50	56	74	79	69	69	67	65	67	78	101	116	109	97	77	61	51
Wed	50	56	72	74	72	69	67	68	70	79	84	91	86	84	76	66	52
Thu	50	56	72	72	68	70	68	70	74	88	105	109	110	98	72	62	53
Fri	50	54	67	72	68	65	65	68	80	98	105	107	107	93	73	65	53
Sat	51	51	52	54	59	63	67	68	72	77	78	77	76	73	69	65	55
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	71	71	74	71	71	70	68	67	66	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	66	67	65	65	69	68	72	74	94	104	99	88	67	55	51
Tue	50	56	74	79	69	69	67	65	67	78	101	116	109	97	77	61	51
Wed	50	56	72	74	72	69	67	68	70	79	84	91	86	84	76	66	52
Thu	50	56	72	72	68	70	68	70	74	88	105	109	110	98	72	62	53
Fri	50	54	67	72	68	65	65	68	80	98	105	107	107	93	73	65	53
Sat	51	51	52	54	59	63	67	68	72	77	78	77	76	73	69	65	55
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	71	71	74	71	71	70	68	67	66	55