Best Time to Drive from Downey to BUR

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 53 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 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	37	57	61	57	50	46	45	46	47	47	49	47	41	37	30	27
Tue	26	38	53	62	59	57	49	46	41	46	48	50	48	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	38	53	60	61	55	48	45	43	44	47	48	48	43	42	37	27
Thu	26	36	53	60	60	52	49	46	46	47	49	50	49	43	43	39	28
Fri	27	36	48	53	53	46	46	46	49	49	48	48	46	42	44	42	29
Sat	27	27	29	31	36	45	53	51	53	52	51	52	48	47	51	43	29
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	32	38	43	48	49	53	53	47	48	48	45	32

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 62 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (56 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 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 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	37	57	61	57	50	46	45	46	47	47	49	47	41	37	30	27
Tue	26	38	53	62	59	57	49	46	41	46	48	50	48	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	38	53	60	61	55	48	45	43	44	47	48	48	43	42	37	27
Thu	26	36	53	60	60	52	49	46	46	47	49	50	49	43	43	39	28
Fri	27	36	48	53	53	46	46	46	49	49	48	48	46	42	44	42	29
Sat	27	27	29	31	36	45	53	51	53	52	51	52	48	47	51	43	29
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	32	38	43	48	49	53	53	47	48	48	45	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	37	57	61	57	50	46	45	46	47	47	49	47	41	37	30	27
Tue	26	38	53	62	59	57	49	46	41	46	48	50	48	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	38	53	60	61	55	48	45	43	44	47	48	48	43	42	37	27
Thu	26	36	53	60	60	52	49	46	46	47	49	50	49	43	43	39	28
Fri	27	36	48	53	53	46	46	46	49	49	48	48	46	42	44	42	29
Sat	27	27	29	31	36	45	53	51	53	52	51	52	48	47	51	43	29
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	32	38	43	48	49	53	53	47	48	48	45	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	37	57	61	57	50	46	45	46	47	47	49	47	41	37	30	27
Tue	26	38	53	62	59	57	49	46	41	46	48	50	48	41	41	33	27
Wed	26	38	53	60	61	55	48	45	43	44	47	48	48	43	42	37	27
Thu	26	36	53	60	60	52	49	46	46	47	49	50	49	43	43	39	28
Fri	27	36	48	53	53	46	46	46	49	49	48	48	46	42	44	42	29
Sat	27	27	29	31	36	45	53	51	53	52	51	52	48	47	51	43	29
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	32	38	43	48	49	53	53	47	48	48	45	32