Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Whittier

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 88 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 Whittier 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	32	40	48	50	47	47	52	50	55	61	72	81	77	68	47	33	31
Tue	30	38	55	61	54	53	50	50	48	65	82	89	89	73	53	39	31
Wed	30	37	59	62	56	51	51	52	53	69	77	82	86	75	56	42	31
Thu	30	37	53	56	53	52	51	56	62	76	89	93	93	78	53	42	33
Fri	30	36	51	60	54	50	50	57	75	85	88	88	88	75	55	48	34
Sat	32	31	32	35	45	52	58	58	65	70	73	69	66	60	52	49	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	39	45	54	56	60	58	56	51	49	48	47	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Burbank to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 96 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) to central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 30 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 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	32	40	48	50	47	47	52	50	55	61	72	81	77	68	47	33	31
Tue	30	38	55	61	54	53	50	50	48	65	82	89	89	73	53	39	31
Wed	30	37	59	62	56	51	51	52	53	69	77	82	86	75	56	42	31
Thu	30	37	53	56	53	52	51	56	62	76	89	93	93	78	53	42	33
Fri	30	36	51	60	54	50	50	57	75	85	88	88	88	75	55	48	34
Sat	32	31	32	35	45	52	58	58	65	70	73	69	66	60	52	49	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	39	45	54	56	60	58	56	51	49	48	47	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	48	50	47	47	52	50	55	61	72	81	77	68	47	33	31
Tue	30	38	55	61	54	53	50	50	48	65	82	89	89	73	53	39	31
Wed	30	37	59	62	56	51	51	52	53	69	77	82	86	75	56	42	31
Thu	30	37	53	56	53	52	51	56	62	76	89	93	93	78	53	42	33
Fri	30	36	51	60	54	50	50	57	75	85	88	88	88	75	55	48	34
Sat	32	31	32	35	45	52	58	58	65	70	73	69	66	60	52	49	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	39	45	54	56	60	58	56	51	49	48	47	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	48	50	47	47	52	50	55	61	72	81	77	68	47	33	31
Tue	30	38	55	61	54	53	50	50	48	65	82	89	89	73	53	39	31
Wed	30	37	59	62	56	51	51	52	53	69	77	82	86	75	56	42	31
Thu	30	37	53	56	53	52	51	56	62	76	89	93	93	78	53	42	33
Fri	30	36	51	60	54	50	50	57	75	85	88	88	88	75	55	48	34
Sat	32	31	32	35	45	52	58	58	65	70	73	69	66	60	52	49	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	39	45	54	56	60	58	56	51	49	48	47	36