Best Time to Drive from Downey to Burbank

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 47 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 Burbank 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	22	34	54	57	55	48	43	42	43	45	44	46	44	37	32	24	22
Tue	22	35	50	59	57	54	46	43	37	43	45	47	45	37	35	27	22
Wed	22	33	50	55	57	52	45	42	40	41	44	45	44	39	37	29	23
Thu	22	32	49	55	57	48	45	42	43	44	45	46	45	40	37	34	24
Fri	22	33	44	50	49	43	43	45	47	47	45	45	43	39	39	36	25
Sat	22	23	24	26	34	43	52	47	50	48	47	48	44	43	47	39	24
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	28	35	41	46	47	49	50	44	43	40	37	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Downey to Burbank (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 22 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 11 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 central Burbank (East Olive 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 Downey to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 22 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Burbank?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	34	54	57	55	48	43	42	43	45	44	46	44	37	32	24	22
Tue	22	35	50	59	57	54	46	43	37	43	45	47	45	37	35	27	22
Wed	22	33	50	55	57	52	45	42	40	41	44	45	44	39	37	29	23
Thu	22	32	49	55	57	48	45	42	43	44	45	46	45	40	37	34	24
Fri	22	33	44	50	49	43	43	45	47	47	45	45	43	39	39	36	25
Sat	22	23	24	26	34	43	52	47	50	48	47	48	44	43	47	39	24
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	28	35	41	46	47	49	50	44	43	40	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	34	54	57	55	48	43	42	43	45	44	46	44	37	32	24	22
Tue	22	35	50	59	57	54	46	43	37	43	45	47	45	37	35	27	22
Wed	22	33	50	55	57	52	45	42	40	41	44	45	44	39	37	29	23
Thu	22	32	49	55	57	48	45	42	43	44	45	46	45	40	37	34	24
Fri	22	33	44	50	49	43	43	45	47	47	45	45	43	39	39	36	25
Sat	22	23	24	26	34	43	52	47	50	48	47	48	44	43	47	39	24
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	28	35	41	46	47	49	50	44	43	40	37	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	34	54	57	55	48	43	42	43	45	44	46	44	37	32	24	22
Tue	22	35	50	59	57	54	46	43	37	43	45	47	45	37	35	27	22
Wed	22	33	50	55	57	52	45	42	40	41	44	45	44	39	37	29	23
Thu	22	32	49	55	57	48	45	42	43	44	45	46	45	40	37	34	24
Fri	22	33	44	50	49	43	43	45	47	47	45	45	43	39	39	36	25
Sat	22	23	24	26	34	43	52	47	50	48	47	48	44	43	47	39	24
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	28	35	41	46	47	49	50	44	43	40	37	27