Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Irvine

Right now (11:33 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 5% 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Burbank to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Burbank

Freeway, about 45 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	46	55	71	71	61	58	57	57	60	64	73	81	78	66	54	48	47
Tue	46	59	77	75	65	61	59	59	60	67	77	89	84	71	58	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	75	67	61	60	60	63	68	79	87	85	72	59	51	47
Thu	46	58	75	74	66	62	61	61	65	70	81	90	87	74	61	53	48
Fri	46	55	66	66	62	60	61	64	70	80	87	89	83	75	63	57	50
Sat	47	48	49	51	55	58	62	64	68	70	71	69	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	51	55	58	61	62	63	60	58	56	55	55	49

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Irvine?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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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	46	55	71	71	61	58	57	57	60	64	73	81	78	66	54	48	47
Tue	46	59	77	75	65	61	59	59	60	67	77	89	84	71	58	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	75	67	61	60	60	63	68	79	87	85	72	59	51	47
Thu	46	58	75	74	66	62	61	61	65	70	81	90	87	74	61	53	48
Fri	46	55	66	66	62	60	61	64	70	80	87	89	83	75	63	57	50
Sat	47	48	49	51	55	58	62	64	68	70	71	69	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	51	55	58	61	62	63	60	58	56	55	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	71	71	61	58	57	57	60	64	73	81	78	66	54	48	47
Tue	46	59	77	75	65	61	59	59	60	67	77	89	84	71	58	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	75	67	61	60	60	63	68	79	87	85	72	59	51	47
Thu	46	58	75	74	66	62	61	61	65	70	81	90	87	74	61	53	48
Fri	46	55	66	66	62	60	61	64	70	80	87	89	83	75	63	57	50
Sat	47	48	49	51	55	58	62	64	68	70	71	69	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	51	55	58	61	62	63	60	58	56	55	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	71	71	61	58	57	57	60	64	73	81	78	66	54	48	47
Tue	46	59	77	75	65	61	59	59	60	67	77	89	84	71	58	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	75	67	61	60	60	63	68	79	87	85	72	59	51	47
Thu	46	58	75	74	66	62	61	61	65	70	81	90	87	74	61	53	48
Fri	46	55	66	66	62	60	61	64	70	80	87	89	83	75	63	57	50
Sat	47	48	49	51	55	58	62	64	68	70	71	69	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	47	47	47	47	49	51	55	58	61	62	63	60	58	56	55	55	49