Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Norwalk

Right now (12:53 am PST): about 26 minutes via I-5 South.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burbank to Norwalk 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	27	30	36	39	36	35	40	40	45	46	74	84	79	67	42	28	26
Tue	25	28	43	49	40	38	38	37	38	53	82	92	88	79	53	34	25
Wed	24	28	42	45	42	37	37	37	40	50	58	65	62	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	28	40	43	39	40	40	43	48	67	87	90	90	79	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	38	44	40	38	37	42	56	79	87	89	88	74	49	37	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	33	36	40	42	47	52	53	53	50	47	41	37	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	35	43	44	48	44	44	43	42	40	39	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Burbank to Norwalk (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 94 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	36	39	36	35	40	40	45	46	74	84	79	67	42	28	26
Tue	25	28	43	49	40	38	38	37	38	53	82	92	88	79	53	34	25
Wed	24	28	42	45	42	37	37	37	40	50	58	65	62	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	28	40	43	39	40	40	43	48	67	87	90	90	79	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	38	44	40	38	37	42	56	79	87	89	88	74	49	37	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	33	36	40	42	47	52	53	53	50	47	41	37	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	35	43	44	48	44	44	43	42	40	39	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	36	39	36	35	40	40	45	46	74	84	79	67	42	28	26
Tue	25	28	43	49	40	38	38	37	38	53	82	92	88	79	53	34	25
Wed	24	28	42	45	42	37	37	37	40	50	58	65	62	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	28	40	43	39	40	40	43	48	67	87	90	90	79	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	38	44	40	38	37	42	56	79	87	89	88	74	49	37	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	33	36	40	42	47	52	53	53	50	47	41	37	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	35	43	44	48	44	44	43	42	40	39	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	36	39	36	35	40	40	45	46	74	84	79	67	42	28	26
Tue	25	28	43	49	40	38	38	37	38	53	82	92	88	79	53	34	25
Wed	24	28	42	45	42	37	37	37	40	50	58	65	62	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	28	40	43	39	40	40	43	48	67	87	90	90	79	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	38	44	40	38	37	42	56	79	87	89	88	74	49	37	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	33	36	40	42	47	52	53	53	50	47	41	37	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	35	43	44	48	44	44	43	42	40	39	29