Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Long Beach

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 54 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	38	45	47	44	43	43	42	43	45	47	49	49	46	39	35	32
Tue	31	35	54	58	48	49	46	42	43	45	50	55	53	48	40	36	32
Wed	31	36	52	55	50	47	45	45	44	46	50	52	53	50	42	37	32
Thu	31	36	51	54	49	46	45	46	45	50	53	54	56	51	43	39	33
Fri	31	37	47	50	47	44	43	45	49	52	51	54	53	47	42	40	34
Sat	33	32	34	35	38	41	43	43	46	47	47	46	47	47	44	43	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	36	40	45	46	47	44	45	44	44	42	41	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 31 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (48 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 31 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Long Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 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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Long Beach to Burbank (return trip) · Burbank to Los Angeles · Burbank to Santa Monica · Burbank to Pasadena · Burbank to West Covina · Burbank to Santa Clarita · Burbank to Torrance · Burbank to LAX · Burbank to Culver City · Burbank to El Monte · Burbank to Downey · Burbank to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	45	47	44	43	43	42	43	45	47	49	49	46	39	35	32
Tue	31	35	54	58	48	49	46	42	43	45	50	55	53	48	40	36	32
Wed	31	36	52	55	50	47	45	45	44	46	50	52	53	50	42	37	32
Thu	31	36	51	54	49	46	45	46	45	50	53	54	56	51	43	39	33
Fri	31	37	47	50	47	44	43	45	49	52	51	54	53	47	42	40	34
Sat	33	32	34	35	38	41	43	43	46	47	47	46	47	47	44	43	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	36	40	45	46	47	44	45	44	44	42	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	45	47	44	43	43	42	43	45	47	49	49	46	39	35	32
Tue	31	35	54	58	48	49	46	42	43	45	50	55	53	48	40	36	32
Wed	31	36	52	55	50	47	45	45	44	46	50	52	53	50	42	37	32
Thu	31	36	51	54	49	46	45	46	45	50	53	54	56	51	43	39	33
Fri	31	37	47	50	47	44	43	45	49	52	51	54	53	47	42	40	34
Sat	33	32	34	35	38	41	43	43	46	47	47	46	47	47	44	43	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	36	40	45	46	47	44	45	44	44	42	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	45	47	44	43	43	42	43	45	47	49	49	46	39	35	32
Tue	31	35	54	58	48	49	46	42	43	45	50	55	53	48	40	36	32
Wed	31	36	52	55	50	47	45	45	44	46	50	52	53	50	42	37	32
Thu	31	36	51	54	49	46	45	46	45	50	53	54	56	51	43	39	33
Fri	31	37	47	50	47	44	43	45	49	52	51	54	53	47	42	40	34
Sat	33	32	34	35	38	41	43	43	46	47	47	46	47	47	44	43	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	36	40	45	46	47	44	45	44	44	42	41	36