Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Montebello

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Montebello 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	22	27	32	34	31	31	34	32	35	38	44	48	47	42	30	24	22
Tue	21	25	35	41	36	35	33	32	33	42	50	53	51	46	37	26	22
Wed	21	25	34	39	37	33	33	33	35	40	46	49	49	45	35	27	22
Thu	21	25	33	38	34	34	34	36	40	47	54	54	55	47	38	29	24
Fri	21	25	33	37	36	33	34	37	46	52	52	53	53	47	37	31	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	30	32	36	37	40	43	42	41	40	39	35	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	27	31	37	37	39	37	37	34	33	33	32	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Burbank to Montebello (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Montebello?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	27	32	34	31	31	34	32	35	38	44	48	47	42	30	24	22
Tue	21	25	35	41	36	35	33	32	33	42	50	53	51	46	37	26	22
Wed	21	25	34	39	37	33	33	33	35	40	46	49	49	45	35	27	22
Thu	21	25	33	38	34	34	34	36	40	47	54	54	55	47	38	29	24
Fri	21	25	33	37	36	33	34	37	46	52	52	53	53	47	37	31	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	30	32	36	37	40	43	42	41	40	39	35	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	27	31	37	37	39	37	37	34	33	33	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	27	32	34	31	31	34	32	35	38	44	48	47	42	30	24	22
Tue	21	25	35	41	36	35	33	32	33	42	50	53	51	46	37	26	22
Wed	21	25	34	39	37	33	33	33	35	40	46	49	49	45	35	27	22
Thu	21	25	33	38	34	34	34	36	40	47	54	54	55	47	38	29	24
Fri	21	25	33	37	36	33	34	37	46	52	52	53	53	47	37	31	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	30	32	36	37	40	43	42	41	40	39	35	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	27	31	37	37	39	37	37	34	33	33	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	27	32	34	31	31	34	32	35	38	44	48	47	42	30	24	22
Tue	21	25	35	41	36	35	33	32	33	42	50	53	51	46	37	26	22
Wed	21	25	34	39	37	33	33	33	35	40	46	49	49	45	35	27	22
Thu	21	25	33	38	34	34	34	36	40	47	54	54	55	47	38	29	24
Fri	21	25	33	37	36	33	34	37	46	52	52	53	53	47	37	31	24
Sat	22	22	23	25	30	32	36	37	40	43	42	41	40	39	35	32	25
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	27	31	37	37	39	37	37	34	33	33	32	26