Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Burbank

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Fountain Valley 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	38	50	60	66	62	57	56	55	54	55	56	61	58	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	51	63	72	65	59	53	52	51	54	57	61	60	53	47	41	39
Wed	38	49	57	65	63	57	55	52	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	43	39
Thu	38	49	58	63	61	56	54	54	53	55	56	59	59	52	49	46	40
Fri	38	48	53	56	56	54	55	54	56	58	57	58	58	52	52	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	46	51	53	52	55	54	54	55	53	53	55	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	48	52	53	55	55	54	53	54	53	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Burbank (via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley to central Burbank 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 Fountain Valley to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Burbank?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	66	62	57	56	55	54	55	56	61	58	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	51	63	72	65	59	53	52	51	54	57	61	60	53	47	41	39
Wed	38	49	57	65	63	57	55	52	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	43	39
Thu	38	49	58	63	61	56	54	54	53	55	56	59	59	52	49	46	40
Fri	38	48	53	56	56	54	55	54	56	58	57	58	58	52	52	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	46	51	53	52	55	54	54	55	53	53	55	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	48	52	53	55	55	54	53	54	53	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	66	62	57	56	55	54	55	56	61	58	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	51	63	72	65	59	53	52	51	54	57	61	60	53	47	41	39
Wed	38	49	57	65	63	57	55	52	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	43	39
Thu	38	49	58	63	61	56	54	54	53	55	56	59	59	52	49	46	40
Fri	38	48	53	56	56	54	55	54	56	58	57	58	58	52	52	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	46	51	53	52	55	54	54	55	53	53	55	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	48	52	53	55	55	54	53	54	53	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	60	66	62	57	56	55	54	55	56	61	58	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	51	63	72	65	59	53	52	51	54	57	61	60	53	47	41	39
Wed	38	49	57	65	63	57	55	52	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	43	39
Thu	38	49	58	63	61	56	54	54	53	55	56	59	59	52	49	46	40
Fri	38	48	53	56	56	54	55	54	56	58	57	58	58	52	52	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	46	51	53	52	55	54	54	55	53	53	55	47	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	44	48	52	53	55	55	54	53	54	53	47	41