Best Time to Drive from Downey to BUR

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 41 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 Downey to BUR 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	26	34	51	55	52	48	44	42	42	44	45	48	48	42	38	31	28
Tue	26	35	50	59	55	53	44	43	39	43	46	48	45	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	35	50	55	55	51	44	43	42	45	44	46	45	41	40	34	27
Thu	26	33	49	52	54	48	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	43	42	37	28
Fri	26	33	45	51	49	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	43	41	42	39	28
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	40	43	41	45	45	46	47	45	45	46	41	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	30	36	40	43	45	47	48	45	45	45	40	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Downey to BUR (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Downey to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to BUR?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

BUR to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	51	55	52	48	44	42	42	44	45	48	48	42	38	31	28
Tue	26	35	50	59	55	53	44	43	39	43	46	48	45	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	35	50	55	55	51	44	43	42	45	44	46	45	41	40	34	27
Thu	26	33	49	52	54	48	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	43	42	37	28
Fri	26	33	45	51	49	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	43	41	42	39	28
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	40	43	41	45	45	46	47	45	45	46	41	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	30	36	40	43	45	47	48	45	45	45	40	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	51	55	52	48	44	42	42	44	45	48	48	42	38	31	28
Tue	26	35	50	59	55	53	44	43	39	43	46	48	45	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	35	50	55	55	51	44	43	42	45	44	46	45	41	40	34	27
Thu	26	33	49	52	54	48	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	43	42	37	28
Fri	26	33	45	51	49	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	43	41	42	39	28
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	40	43	41	45	45	46	47	45	45	46	41	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	30	36	40	43	45	47	48	45	45	45	40	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	51	55	52	48	44	42	42	44	45	48	48	42	38	31	28
Tue	26	35	50	59	55	53	44	43	39	43	46	48	45	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	35	50	55	55	51	44	43	42	45	44	46	45	41	40	34	27
Thu	26	33	49	52	54	48	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	43	42	37	28
Fri	26	33	45	51	49	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	43	41	42	39	28
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	40	43	41	45	45	46	47	45	45	46	41	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	30	36	40	43	45	47	48	45	45	45	40	31