Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Pico Rivera 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	26	30	33	30	30	33	32	35	36	49	56	52	47	31	23	21
Tue	21	24	34	41	36	35	32	32	31	41	55	62	60	53	37	26	21
Wed	20	24	33	38	38	33	32	32	35	40	45	49	49	45	34	27	22
Thu	20	24	33	36	35	34	33	35	39	48	61	63	64	53	37	28	23
Fri	21	24	32	37	36	32	32	35	46	57	59	61	61	52	37	31	23
Sat	22	21	22	24	29	31	35	36	40	43	43	42	40	39	34	32	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	26	30	36	37	38	36	36	34	33	32	31	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Burbank to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Pico Rivera?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 20 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 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	26	30	33	30	30	33	32	35	36	49	56	52	47	31	23	21
Tue	21	24	34	41	36	35	32	32	31	41	55	62	60	53	37	26	21
Wed	20	24	33	38	38	33	32	32	35	40	45	49	49	45	34	27	22
Thu	20	24	33	36	35	34	33	35	39	48	61	63	64	53	37	28	23
Fri	21	24	32	37	36	32	32	35	46	57	59	61	61	52	37	31	23
Sat	22	21	22	24	29	31	35	36	40	43	43	42	40	39	34	32	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	26	30	36	37	38	36	36	34	33	32	31	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	26	30	33	30	30	33	32	35	36	49	56	52	47	31	23	21
Tue	21	24	34	41	36	35	32	32	31	41	55	62	60	53	37	26	21
Wed	20	24	33	38	38	33	32	32	35	40	45	49	49	45	34	27	22
Thu	20	24	33	36	35	34	33	35	39	48	61	63	64	53	37	28	23
Fri	21	24	32	37	36	32	32	35	46	57	59	61	61	52	37	31	23
Sat	22	21	22	24	29	31	35	36	40	43	43	42	40	39	34	32	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	26	30	36	37	38	36	36	34	33	32	31	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	26	30	33	30	30	33	32	35	36	49	56	52	47	31	23	21
Tue	21	24	34	41	36	35	32	32	31	41	55	62	60	53	37	26	21
Wed	20	24	33	38	38	33	32	32	35	40	45	49	49	45	34	27	22
Thu	20	24	33	36	35	34	33	35	39	48	61	63	64	53	37	28	23
Fri	21	24	32	37	36	32	32	35	46	57	59	61	61	52	37	31	23
Sat	22	21	22	24	29	31	35	36	40	43	43	42	40	39	34	32	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	26	30	36	37	38	36	36	34	33	32	31	24