Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Burbank

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Fullerton 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	33	44	54	60	56	48	46	46	47	49	50	50	48	42	38	34	33
Tue	32	44	55	65	59	53	48	46	45	48	51	53	51	44	41	35	33
Wed	32	44	54	60	59	51	47	45	45	46	51	54	52	46	42	37	33
Thu	32	43	55	60	58	49	48	47	47	49	53	57	53	46	42	39	33
Fri	33	42	48	52	50	48	47	48	50	53	57	55	55	51	46	41	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	41	46	51	49	51	50	51	51	50	47	48	42	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	42	45	47	48	50	50	46	46	44	43	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Fullerton to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 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	33	44	54	60	56	48	46	46	47	49	50	50	48	42	38	34	33
Tue	32	44	55	65	59	53	48	46	45	48	51	53	51	44	41	35	33
Wed	32	44	54	60	59	51	47	45	45	46	51	54	52	46	42	37	33
Thu	32	43	55	60	58	49	48	47	47	49	53	57	53	46	42	39	33
Fri	33	42	48	52	50	48	47	48	50	53	57	55	55	51	46	41	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	41	46	51	49	51	50	51	51	50	47	48	42	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	42	45	47	48	50	50	46	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	54	60	56	48	46	46	47	49	50	50	48	42	38	34	33
Tue	32	44	55	65	59	53	48	46	45	48	51	53	51	44	41	35	33
Wed	32	44	54	60	59	51	47	45	45	46	51	54	52	46	42	37	33
Thu	32	43	55	60	58	49	48	47	47	49	53	57	53	46	42	39	33
Fri	33	42	48	52	50	48	47	48	50	53	57	55	55	51	46	41	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	41	46	51	49	51	50	51	51	50	47	48	42	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	42	45	47	48	50	50	46	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	54	60	56	48	46	46	47	49	50	50	48	42	38	34	33
Tue	32	44	55	65	59	53	48	46	45	48	51	53	51	44	41	35	33
Wed	32	44	54	60	59	51	47	45	45	46	51	54	52	46	42	37	33
Thu	32	43	55	60	58	49	48	47	47	49	53	57	53	46	42	39	33
Fri	33	42	48	52	50	48	47	48	50	53	57	55	55	51	46	41	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	41	46	51	49	51	50	51	51	50	47	48	42	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	38	42	45	47	48	50	50	46	46	44	43	35