Best Time to Drive from Burbank to LGB

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-5 South and I-710 South, usually 59 at this time.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burbank to LGB 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	40	46	48	45	47	48	45	47	55	62	68	66	53	39	33	31
Tue	30	37	49	51	49	51	49	48	48	56	69	76	74	62	42	35	31
Wed	30	36	48	50	49	47	50	49	53	60	71	74	75	65	48	39	32
Thu	30	37	47	47	49	48	48	53	55	66	75	78	76	65	47	39	34
Fri	30	37	46	49	50	46	49	55	63	69	71	75	73	59	45	41	35
Sat	32	31	33	37	44	48	54	54	58	57	58	56	56	51	47	46	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	41	45	53	54	55	50	53	48	46	44	43	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Burbank to LGB (via I-5 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to LGB?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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	40	46	48	45	47	48	45	47	55	62	68	66	53	39	33	31
Tue	30	37	49	51	49	51	49	48	48	56	69	76	74	62	42	35	31
Wed	30	36	48	50	49	47	50	49	53	60	71	74	75	65	48	39	32
Thu	30	37	47	47	49	48	48	53	55	66	75	78	76	65	47	39	34
Fri	30	37	46	49	50	46	49	55	63	69	71	75	73	59	45	41	35
Sat	32	31	33	37	44	48	54	54	58	57	58	56	56	51	47	46	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	41	45	53	54	55	50	53	48	46	44	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	46	48	45	47	48	45	47	55	62	68	66	53	39	33	31
Tue	30	37	49	51	49	51	49	48	48	56	69	76	74	62	42	35	31
Wed	30	36	48	50	49	47	50	49	53	60	71	74	75	65	48	39	32
Thu	30	37	47	47	49	48	48	53	55	66	75	78	76	65	47	39	34
Fri	30	37	46	49	50	46	49	55	63	69	71	75	73	59	45	41	35
Sat	32	31	33	37	44	48	54	54	58	57	58	56	56	51	47	46	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	41	45	53	54	55	50	53	48	46	44	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	46	48	45	47	48	45	47	55	62	68	66	53	39	33	31
Tue	30	37	49	51	49	51	49	48	48	56	69	76	74	62	42	35	31
Wed	30	36	48	50	49	47	50	49	53	60	71	74	75	65	48	39	32
Thu	30	37	47	47	49	48	48	53	55	66	75	78	76	65	47	39	34
Fri	30	37	46	49	50	46	49	55	63	69	71	75	73	59	45	41	35
Sat	32	31	33	37	44	48	54	54	58	57	58	56	56	51	47	46	34
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	41	45	53	54	55	50	53	48	46	44	43	36