Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to BUR

Right now (6:08 pm PST): about 89 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 71 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 Huntington Beach 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	54	71	79	82	80	76	75	75	74	76	77	82	75	70	63	58	54
Tue	54	70	83	87	83	79	72	71	71	75	78	83	78	73	66	58	55
Wed	54	67	76	84	83	79	76	71	74	78	78	83	79	75	71	64	58
Thu	54	67	76	81	81	74	74	73	72	75	77	81	78	73	72	65	55
Fri	54	67	72	76	76	72	72	72	74	76	75	77	73	71	72	64	55
Sat	54	55	56	58	65	69	70	70	74	73	73	75	73	75	75	64	56
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	62	67	71	73	74	77	72	73	75	73	65	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Huntington Beach to BUR (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 87 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (22 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Huntington Beach to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to BUR?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 54 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 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 (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	79	82	80	76	75	75	74	76	77	82	75	70	63	58	54
Tue	54	70	83	87	83	79	72	71	71	75	78	83	78	73	66	58	55
Wed	54	67	76	84	83	79	76	71	74	78	78	83	79	75	71	64	58
Thu	54	67	76	81	81	74	74	73	72	75	77	81	78	73	72	65	55
Fri	54	67	72	76	76	72	72	72	74	76	75	77	73	71	72	64	55
Sat	54	55	56	58	65	69	70	70	74	73	73	75	73	75	75	64	56
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	62	67	71	73	74	77	72	73	75	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	79	82	80	76	75	75	74	76	77	82	75	70	63	58	54
Tue	54	70	83	87	83	79	72	71	71	75	78	83	78	73	66	58	55
Wed	54	67	76	84	83	79	76	71	74	78	78	83	79	75	71	64	58
Thu	54	67	76	81	81	74	74	73	72	75	77	81	78	73	72	65	55
Fri	54	67	72	76	76	72	72	72	74	76	75	77	73	71	72	64	55
Sat	54	55	56	58	65	69	70	70	74	73	73	75	73	75	75	64	56
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	62	67	71	73	74	77	72	73	75	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	79	82	80	76	75	75	74	76	77	82	75	70	63	58	54
Tue	54	70	83	87	83	79	72	71	71	75	78	83	78	73	66	58	55
Wed	54	67	76	84	83	79	76	71	74	78	78	83	79	75	71	64	58
Thu	54	67	76	81	81	74	74	73	72	75	77	81	78	73	72	65	55
Fri	54	67	72	76	76	72	72	72	74	76	75	77	73	71	72	64	55
Sat	54	55	56	58	65	69	70	70	74	73	73	75	73	75	75	64	56
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	62	67	71	73	74	77	72	73	75	73	65	56