Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Long Beach

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 58 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 Long 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	31	40	45	47	44	46	48	44	47	55	62	68	66	54	39	34	31
Tue	30	36	48	48	47	50	49	47	48	55	69	76	74	62	43	36	31
Wed	31	36	47	47	47	46	49	49	52	59	70	73	74	66	48	39	33
Thu	31	37	47	46	46	47	48	52	53	64	74	77	75	65	47	40	35
Fri	31	36	46	48	49	46	49	55	61	68	71	74	73	58	44	41	36
Sat	33	32	34	38	44	50	54	52	55	55	56	53	53	50	46	46	35
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	41	45	53	53	54	49	53	47	46	44	43	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Burbank to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	45	47	44	46	48	44	47	55	62	68	66	54	39	34	31
Tue	30	36	48	48	47	50	49	47	48	55	69	76	74	62	43	36	31
Wed	31	36	47	47	47	46	49	49	52	59	70	73	74	66	48	39	33
Thu	31	37	47	46	46	47	48	52	53	64	74	77	75	65	47	40	35
Fri	31	36	46	48	49	46	49	55	61	68	71	74	73	58	44	41	36
Sat	33	32	34	38	44	50	54	52	55	55	56	53	53	50	46	46	35
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	41	45	53	53	54	49	53	47	46	44	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	45	47	44	46	48	44	47	55	62	68	66	54	39	34	31
Tue	30	36	48	48	47	50	49	47	48	55	69	76	74	62	43	36	31
Wed	31	36	47	47	47	46	49	49	52	59	70	73	74	66	48	39	33
Thu	31	37	47	46	46	47	48	52	53	64	74	77	75	65	47	40	35
Fri	31	36	46	48	49	46	49	55	61	68	71	74	73	58	44	41	36
Sat	33	32	34	38	44	50	54	52	55	55	56	53	53	50	46	46	35
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	41	45	53	53	54	49	53	47	46	44	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	45	47	44	46	48	44	47	55	62	68	66	54	39	34	31
Tue	30	36	48	48	47	50	49	47	48	55	69	76	74	62	43	36	31
Wed	31	36	47	47	47	46	49	49	52	59	70	73	74	66	48	39	33
Thu	31	37	47	46	46	47	48	52	53	64	74	77	75	65	47	40	35
Fri	31	36	46	48	49	46	49	55	61	68	71	74	73	58	44	41	36
Sat	33	32	34	38	44	50	54	52	55	55	56	53	53	50	46	46	35
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	41	45	53	53	54	49	53	47	46	44	43	36