Best Time to Drive from Burbank to LAX

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 North, usually 103 at this time.

None 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 LAX 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	30	30	31	36	38	35	35	40	46	49	55	60	60	52	39	34	30
Tue	30	30	31	48	60	40	38	48	62	63	88	124	125	94	59	41	30
Wed	30	30	31	42	53	39	39	47	60	81	107	139	136	102	69	46	31
Thu	30	30	31	40	51	38	43	53	59	75	111	138	138	118	86	56	32
Fri	30	30	31	34	37	36	45	57	68	80	105	125	124	105	81	54	33
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	38	43	49	58	62	58	53	46	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	32	34	38	40	41	41	43	41	39	40	37	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Burbank to LAX (via I-405 South and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 17 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 30 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to LAX?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	30	30	31	36	38	35	35	40	46	49	55	60	60	52	39	34	30
Tue	30	30	31	48	60	40	38	48	62	63	88	124	125	94	59	41	30
Wed	30	30	31	42	53	39	39	47	60	81	107	139	136	102	69	46	31
Thu	30	30	31	40	51	38	43	53	59	75	111	138	138	118	86	56	32
Fri	30	30	31	34	37	36	45	57	68	80	105	125	124	105	81	54	33
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	38	43	49	58	62	58	53	46	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	32	34	38	40	41	41	43	41	39	40	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	36	38	35	35	40	46	49	55	60	60	52	39	34	30
Tue	30	30	31	48	60	40	38	48	62	63	88	124	125	94	59	41	30
Wed	30	30	31	42	53	39	39	47	60	81	107	139	136	102	69	46	31
Thu	30	30	31	40	51	38	43	53	59	75	111	138	138	118	86	56	32
Fri	30	30	31	34	37	36	45	57	68	80	105	125	124	105	81	54	33
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	38	43	49	58	62	58	53	46	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	32	34	38	40	41	41	43	41	39	40	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	36	38	35	35	40	46	49	55	60	60	52	39	34	30
Tue	30	30	31	48	60	40	38	48	62	63	88	124	125	94	59	41	30
Wed	30	30	31	42	53	39	39	47	60	81	107	139	136	102	69	46	31
Thu	30	30	31	40	51	38	43	53	59	75	111	138	138	118	86	56	32
Fri	30	30	31	34	37	36	45	57	68	80	105	125	124	105	81	54	33
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	38	43	49	58	62	58	53	46	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	32	34	38	40	41	41	43	41	39	40	37	32