Best Time to Drive from Irvine to BUR

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 67 minutes via I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 32% 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	64	74	79	78	70	68	68	69	73	77	80	77	71	60	52	49
Tue	48	65	73	83	80	74	66	67	69	74	81	85	83	80	67	53	49
Wed	48	61	69	76	78	71	68	66	69	72	79	86	86	83	69	56	50
Thu	48	62	71	77	76	69	69	68	69	73	79	88	86	78	73	60	50
Fri	48	61	66	71	70	67	68	72	75	77	82	82	85	78	69	60	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	59	64	67	66	71	70	72	73	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	71	73	69	70	71	69	62	52

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 (74 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 17 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 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to BUR?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 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

Irvine to BUR over Thanksgiving: when to leave →

More drives

BUR to Irvine (return trip) · Irvine to Los Angeles · Irvine to Santa Monica · Irvine to Pasadena · Irvine to Long Beach · Irvine to West Covina · Irvine to Burbank · Irvine to Glendale · Irvine to Santa Clarita · Irvine to Van Nuys · Irvine to Torrance · Irvine to LAX

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	74	79	78	70	68	68	69	73	77	80	77	71	60	52	49
Tue	48	65	73	83	80	74	66	67	69	74	81	85	83	80	67	53	49
Wed	48	61	69	76	78	71	68	66	69	72	79	86	86	83	69	56	50
Thu	48	62	71	77	76	69	69	68	69	73	79	88	86	78	73	60	50
Fri	48	61	66	71	70	67	68	72	75	77	82	82	85	78	69	60	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	59	64	67	66	71	70	72	73	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	71	73	69	70	71	69	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	74	79	78	70	68	68	69	73	77	80	77	71	60	52	49
Tue	48	65	73	83	80	74	66	67	69	74	81	85	83	80	67	53	49
Wed	48	61	69	76	78	71	68	66	69	72	79	86	86	83	69	56	50
Thu	48	62	71	77	76	69	69	68	69	73	79	88	86	78	73	60	50
Fri	48	61	66	71	70	67	68	72	75	77	82	82	85	78	69	60	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	59	64	67	66	71	70	72	73	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	71	73	69	70	71	69	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	74	79	78	70	68	68	69	73	77	80	77	71	60	52	49
Tue	48	65	73	83	80	74	66	67	69	74	81	85	83	80	67	53	49
Wed	48	61	69	76	78	71	68	66	69	72	79	86	86	83	69	56	50
Thu	48	62	71	77	76	69	69	68	69	73	79	88	86	78	73	60	50
Fri	48	61	66	71	70	67	68	72	75	77	82	82	85	78	69	60	50
Sat	48	50	51	53	59	64	67	66	71	70	72	73	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	57	63	67	69	71	73	69	70	71	69	62	52