Best Time to Drive from Downey to BUR

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 49 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.

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 50 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BUR to Downey

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	27	32	41	48	45	40	36	35	34	36	40	43	43	39	32	29	27
Tue	26	32	43	49	47	42	36	34	34	36	39	44	44	41	34	30	27
Wed	26	33	43	48	48	42	36	34	34	36	41	45	44	41	36	31	27
Thu	27	32	44	48	47	42	37	36	35	38	42	46	45	42	35	31	27
Fri	26	31	41	44	43	41	39	38	40	42	45	46	43	40	36	32	28
Sat	27	28	28	29	30	32	35	37	40	41	40	39	37	35	33	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	29	31	33	36	38	38	36	34	33	32	33	28

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 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to BUR?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

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

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

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

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