Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Norwalk

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 South, usually 39 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.

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	37	39	36	36	41	41	45	48	74	84	79	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	29	44	48	41	39	38	40	38	52	84	91	89	79	50	35	25
Wed	24	29	47	48	43	38	37	41	41	57	68	73	74	69	50	35	25
Thu	25	28	43	46	40	41	40	44	50	71	90	93	91	80	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	41	47	43	39	40	43	59	82	88	89	88	77	49	39	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	35	37	42	44	48	55	58	57	52	47	39	39	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	31	33	40	42	47	45	43	40	39	38	38	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 95 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 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 8 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 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 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	37	39	36	36	41	41	45	48	74	84	79	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	29	44	48	41	39	38	40	38	52	84	91	89	79	50	35	25
Wed	24	29	47	48	43	38	37	41	41	57	68	73	74	69	50	35	25
Thu	25	28	43	46	40	41	40	44	50	71	90	93	91	80	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	41	47	43	39	40	43	59	82	88	89	88	77	49	39	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	35	37	42	44	48	55	58	57	52	47	39	39	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	31	33	40	42	47	45	43	40	39	38	38	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	37	39	36	36	41	41	45	48	74	84	79	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	29	44	48	41	39	38	40	38	52	84	91	89	79	50	35	25
Wed	24	29	47	48	43	38	37	41	41	57	68	73	74	69	50	35	25
Thu	25	28	43	46	40	41	40	44	50	71	90	93	91	80	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	41	47	43	39	40	43	59	82	88	89	88	77	49	39	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	35	37	42	44	48	55	58	57	52	47	39	39	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	31	33	40	42	47	45	43	40	39	38	38	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	37	39	36	36	41	41	45	48	74	84	79	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	29	44	48	41	39	38	40	38	52	84	91	89	79	50	35	25
Wed	24	29	47	48	43	38	37	41	41	57	68	73	74	69	50	35	25
Thu	25	28	43	46	40	41	40	44	50	71	90	93	91	80	47	34	27
Fri	25	27	41	47	43	39	40	43	59	82	88	89	88	77	49	39	27
Sat	26	25	26	28	35	37	42	44	48	55	58	57	52	47	39	39	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	31	33	40	42	47	45	43	40	39	38	38	29