Best Time to Drive from LAX to BUR

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 2% 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 LAX 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	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	37	41	71	111	126	113	82	50	36	33
Tue	32	32	33	34	35	34	35	37	41	59	108	130	114	85	55	37	33
Wed	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	36	42	57	104	125	120	95	65	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	36	37	40	51	62	98	124	111	86	55	39	33
Fri	32	33	33	36	37	35	36	37	45	64	96	115	104	75	46	37	33
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	41	38	35	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from LAX to BUR (via I-405 North and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (16 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to BUR?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	37	41	71	111	126	113	82	50	36	33
Tue	32	32	33	34	35	34	35	37	41	59	108	130	114	85	55	37	33
Wed	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	36	42	57	104	125	120	95	65	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	36	37	40	51	62	98	124	111	86	55	39	33
Fri	32	33	33	36	37	35	36	37	45	64	96	115	104	75	46	37	33
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	41	38	35	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	37	41	71	111	126	113	82	50	36	33
Tue	32	32	33	34	35	34	35	37	41	59	108	130	114	85	55	37	33
Wed	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	36	42	57	104	125	120	95	65	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	36	37	40	51	62	98	124	111	86	55	39	33
Fri	32	33	33	36	37	35	36	37	45	64	96	115	104	75	46	37	33
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	41	38	35	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	37	41	71	111	126	113	82	50	36	33
Tue	32	32	33	34	35	34	35	37	41	59	108	130	114	85	55	37	33
Wed	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	36	42	57	104	125	120	95	65	39	34
Thu	34	33	34	35	36	36	37	40	51	62	98	124	111	86	55	39	33
Fri	32	33	33	36	37	35	36	37	45	64	96	115	104	75	46	37	33
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	41	38	35	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	33