Best Time to Drive from Irvine to BUR

Right now (11:03 am PDT): about 60 minutes via I-5 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Irvine 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	48	65	72	78	76	69	68	67	69	74	78	78	75	70	56	52	49
Tue	48	64	72	84	81	76	68	67	69	75	81	86	79	74	62	52	49
Wed	48	62	69	75	80	72	69	66	70	72	78	85	84	81	69	56	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	76	67	69	66	67	73	78	86	82	73	72	57	50
Fri	48	62	66	70	70	66	66	72	76	76	82	82	84	75	67	59	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	62	67	71	68	71	71	72	72	69	70	69	59	50
Sun	48	50	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	70	75	68	68	70	67	62	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Irvine to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to BUR?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to BUR?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 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	48	65	72	78	76	69	68	67	69	74	78	78	75	70	56	52	49
Tue	48	64	72	84	81	76	68	67	69	75	81	86	79	74	62	52	49
Wed	48	62	69	75	80	72	69	66	70	72	78	85	84	81	69	56	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	76	67	69	66	67	73	78	86	82	73	72	57	50
Fri	48	62	66	70	70	66	66	72	76	76	82	82	84	75	67	59	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	62	67	71	68	71	71	72	72	69	70	69	59	50
Sun	48	50	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	70	75	68	68	70	67	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	65	72	78	76	69	68	67	69	74	78	78	75	70	56	52	49
Tue	48	64	72	84	81	76	68	67	69	75	81	86	79	74	62	52	49
Wed	48	62	69	75	80	72	69	66	70	72	78	85	84	81	69	56	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	76	67	69	66	67	73	78	86	82	73	72	57	50
Fri	48	62	66	70	70	66	66	72	76	76	82	82	84	75	67	59	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	62	67	71	68	71	71	72	72	69	70	69	59	50
Sun	48	50	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	70	75	68	68	70	67	62	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	65	72	78	76	69	68	67	69	74	78	78	75	70	56	52	49
Tue	48	64	72	84	81	76	68	67	69	75	81	86	79	74	62	52	49
Wed	48	62	69	75	80	72	69	66	70	72	78	85	84	81	69	56	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	76	67	69	66	67	73	78	86	82	73	72	57	50
Fri	48	62	66	70	70	66	66	72	76	76	82	82	84	75	67	59	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	62	67	71	68	71	71	72	72	69	70	69	59	50
Sun	48	50	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	70	75	68	68	70	67	62	51