Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Burbank

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 78 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 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	49	67	76	80	77	70	71	71	72	76	76	80	72	66	58	52	50
Tue	49	67	79	86	84	77	71	68	70	75	81	82	78	71	62	52	50
Wed	49	64	75	81	83	77	72	68	70	77	76	81	78	74	67	60	53
Thu	50	64	76	80	81	71	71	70	74	76	79	83	79	72	69	59	50
Fri	49	62	70	74	73	70	73	76	76	78	78	79	75	70	68	59	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	64	69	72	70	75	75	76	77	71	71	69	58	51
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	57	63	66	69	70	73	66	66	67	65	59	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Burbank (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 87 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 28 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 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 Huntington Beach to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 49 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Burbank?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 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	49	67	76	80	77	70	71	71	72	76	76	80	72	66	58	52	50
Tue	49	67	79	86	84	77	71	68	70	75	81	82	78	71	62	52	50
Wed	49	64	75	81	83	77	72	68	70	77	76	81	78	74	67	60	53
Thu	50	64	76	80	81	71	71	70	74	76	79	83	79	72	69	59	50
Fri	49	62	70	74	73	70	73	76	76	78	78	79	75	70	68	59	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	64	69	72	70	75	75	76	77	71	71	69	58	51
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	57	63	66	69	70	73	66	66	67	65	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	67	76	80	77	70	71	71	72	76	76	80	72	66	58	52	50
Tue	49	67	79	86	84	77	71	68	70	75	81	82	78	71	62	52	50
Wed	49	64	75	81	83	77	72	68	70	77	76	81	78	74	67	60	53
Thu	50	64	76	80	81	71	71	70	74	76	79	83	79	72	69	59	50
Fri	49	62	70	74	73	70	73	76	76	78	78	79	75	70	68	59	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	64	69	72	70	75	75	76	77	71	71	69	58	51
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	57	63	66	69	70	73	66	66	67	65	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	67	76	80	77	70	71	71	72	76	76	80	72	66	58	52	50
Tue	49	67	79	86	84	77	71	68	70	75	81	82	78	71	62	52	50
Wed	49	64	75	81	83	77	72	68	70	77	76	81	78	74	67	60	53
Thu	50	64	76	80	81	71	71	70	74	76	79	83	79	72	69	59	50
Fri	49	62	70	74	73	70	73	76	76	78	78	79	75	70	68	59	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	64	69	72	70	75	75	76	77	71	71	69	58	51
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	57	63	66	69	70	73	66	66	67	65	59	51