Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Irvine

Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-5 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Irvine 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	47	59	75	73	62	60	62	63	66	68	88	101	92	81	62	50	47
Tue	46	60	86	83	67	64	61	60	61	72	96	114	102	89	71	56	46
Wed	45	58	86	80	70	62	61	61	63	71	78	86	83	75	65	56	47
Thu	45	57	82	79	67	65	64	66	70	82	100	106	102	90	66	57	49
Fri	46	56	71	71	65	61	61	64	75	95	101	103	101	87	69	61	49
Sat	47	48	49	51	56	60	63	65	69	74	75	73	71	68	62	61	51
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	53	58	66	67	70	67	67	65	65	63	62	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Burbank to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 114 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	75	73	62	60	62	63	66	68	88	101	92	81	62	50	47
Tue	46	60	86	83	67	64	61	60	61	72	96	114	102	89	71	56	46
Wed	45	58	86	80	70	62	61	61	63	71	78	86	83	75	65	56	47
Thu	45	57	82	79	67	65	64	66	70	82	100	106	102	90	66	57	49
Fri	46	56	71	71	65	61	61	64	75	95	101	103	101	87	69	61	49
Sat	47	48	49	51	56	60	63	65	69	74	75	73	71	68	62	61	51
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	53	58	66	67	70	67	67	65	65	63	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	75	73	62	60	62	63	66	68	88	101	92	81	62	50	47
Tue	46	60	86	83	67	64	61	60	61	72	96	114	102	89	71	56	46
Wed	45	58	86	80	70	62	61	61	63	71	78	86	83	75	65	56	47
Thu	45	57	82	79	67	65	64	66	70	82	100	106	102	90	66	57	49
Fri	46	56	71	71	65	61	61	64	75	95	101	103	101	87	69	61	49
Sat	47	48	49	51	56	60	63	65	69	74	75	73	71	68	62	61	51
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	53	58	66	67	70	67	67	65	65	63	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	75	73	62	60	62	63	66	68	88	101	92	81	62	50	47
Tue	46	60	86	83	67	64	61	60	61	72	96	114	102	89	71	56	46
Wed	45	58	86	80	70	62	61	61	63	71	78	86	83	75	65	56	47
Thu	45	57	82	79	67	65	64	66	70	82	100	106	102	90	66	57	49
Fri	46	56	71	71	65	61	61	64	75	95	101	103	101	87	69	61	49
Sat	47	48	49	51	56	60	63	65	69	74	75	73	71	68	62	61	51
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	53	58	66	67	70	67	67	65	65	63	62	51