Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Westminster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Westminster 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	39	43	51	52	48	48	51	51	55	56	79	89	84	74	52	40	37
Tue	36	41	59	65	52	50	50	48	49	61	86	100	93	83	61	45	37
Wed	36	40	57	59	54	50	48	48	51	59	66	72	70	66	55	45	38
Thu	36	41	57	57	52	52	51	53	58	72	91	95	96	84	57	45	39
Fri	36	40	51	56	52	49	49	52	65	83	90	93	92	79	59	48	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	47	51	53	57	62	62	62	59	57	52	48	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	42	46	54	55	58	54	55	53	52	51	50	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Burbank to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Westminster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	51	52	48	48	51	51	55	56	79	89	84	74	52	40	37
Tue	36	41	59	65	52	50	50	48	49	61	86	100	93	83	61	45	37
Wed	36	40	57	59	54	50	48	48	51	59	66	72	70	66	55	45	38
Thu	36	41	57	57	52	52	51	53	58	72	91	95	96	84	57	45	39
Fri	36	40	51	56	52	49	49	52	65	83	90	93	92	79	59	48	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	47	51	53	57	62	62	62	59	57	52	48	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	42	46	54	55	58	54	55	53	52	51	50	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	51	52	48	48	51	51	55	56	79	89	84	74	52	40	37
Tue	36	41	59	65	52	50	50	48	49	61	86	100	93	83	61	45	37
Wed	36	40	57	59	54	50	48	48	51	59	66	72	70	66	55	45	38
Thu	36	41	57	57	52	52	51	53	58	72	91	95	96	84	57	45	39
Fri	36	40	51	56	52	49	49	52	65	83	90	93	92	79	59	48	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	47	51	53	57	62	62	62	59	57	52	48	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	42	46	54	55	58	54	55	53	52	51	50	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	51	52	48	48	51	51	55	56	79	89	84	74	52	40	37
Tue	36	41	59	65	52	50	50	48	49	61	86	100	93	83	61	45	37
Wed	36	40	57	59	54	50	48	48	51	59	66	72	70	66	55	45	38
Thu	36	41	57	57	52	52	51	53	58	72	91	95	96	84	57	45	39
Fri	36	40	51	56	52	49	49	52	65	83	90	93	92	79	59	48	39
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	47	51	53	57	62	62	62	59	57	52	48	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	42	46	54	55	58	54	55	53	52	51	50	40