Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Mid-City

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Burbank to Mid-City (via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Mid-City?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 17 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Mid-City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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