Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to BUR

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 82 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	72	82	85	82	75	76	76	77	81	81	85	77	72	63	58	54
Tue	54	72	84	92	90	82	76	72	75	80	86	87	83	77	68	58	54
Wed	54	70	80	88	89	83	78	73	75	82	81	86	83	81	73	65	58
Thu	55	69	82	87	86	76	76	75	79	81	85	89	85	78	74	64	55
Fri	54	67	75	79	78	75	78	79	81	83	83	84	81	76	74	64	55
Sat	54	55	57	59	68	72	77	75	79	80	81	82	76	76	75	63	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	71	74	75	79	71	72	74	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 92 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (82 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 31 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 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to BUR?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 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)

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	54	72	82	85	82	75	76	76	77	81	81	85	77	72	63	58	54
Tue	54	72	84	92	90	82	76	72	75	80	86	87	83	77	68	58	54
Wed	54	70	80	88	89	83	78	73	75	82	81	86	83	81	73	65	58
Thu	55	69	82	87	86	76	76	75	79	81	85	89	85	78	74	64	55
Fri	54	67	75	79	78	75	78	79	81	83	83	84	81	76	74	64	55
Sat	54	55	57	59	68	72	77	75	79	80	81	82	76	76	75	63	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	71	74	75	79	71	72	74	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	82	85	82	75	76	76	77	81	81	85	77	72	63	58	54
Tue	54	72	84	92	90	82	76	72	75	80	86	87	83	77	68	58	54
Wed	54	70	80	88	89	83	78	73	75	82	81	86	83	81	73	65	58
Thu	55	69	82	87	86	76	76	75	79	81	85	89	85	78	74	64	55
Fri	54	67	75	79	78	75	78	79	81	83	83	84	81	76	74	64	55
Sat	54	55	57	59	68	72	77	75	79	80	81	82	76	76	75	63	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	71	74	75	79	71	72	74	73	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	82	85	82	75	76	76	77	81	81	85	77	72	63	58	54
Tue	54	72	84	92	90	82	76	72	75	80	86	87	83	77	68	58	54
Wed	54	70	80	88	89	83	78	73	75	82	81	86	83	81	73	65	58
Thu	55	69	82	87	86	76	76	75	79	81	85	89	85	78	74	64	55
Fri	54	67	75	79	78	75	78	79	81	83	83	84	81	76	74	64	55
Sat	54	55	57	59	68	72	77	75	79	80	81	82	76	76	75	63	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	71	74	75	79	71	72	74	73	65	56