Best Time to Drive from LAX to BUR

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 South, usually 50 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	42	40	42	42	42	41	42	43	50	65	67	70	56	38	33	32
Tue	32	45	49	53	52	51	51	49	49	57	75	79	81	62	42	34	32
Wed	32	45	48	54	53	52	51	50	52	61	80	86	89	72	46	36	33
Thu	32	51	48	54	48	49	48	49	48	58	68	84	86	64	46	37	32
Fri	32	54	50	56	50	53	50	50	54	67	75	73	63	50	38	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	35	40	53	54	54	54	52	49	54	52	42	45	39	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	44	49	50	50	49	45	43	43	40	37	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 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (55 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 35 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to BUR?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 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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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	40	42	42	42	41	42	43	50	65	67	70	56	38	33	32
Tue	32	45	49	53	52	51	51	49	49	57	75	79	81	62	42	34	32
Wed	32	45	48	54	53	52	51	50	52	61	80	86	89	72	46	36	33
Thu	32	51	48	54	48	49	48	49	48	58	68	84	86	64	46	37	32
Fri	32	54	50	56	50	53	50	50	54	67	75	73	63	50	38	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	35	40	53	54	54	54	52	49	54	52	42	45	39	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	44	49	50	50	49	45	43	43	40	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	40	42	42	42	41	42	43	50	65	67	70	56	38	33	32
Tue	32	45	49	53	52	51	51	49	49	57	75	79	81	62	42	34	32
Wed	32	45	48	54	53	52	51	50	52	61	80	86	89	72	46	36	33
Thu	32	51	48	54	48	49	48	49	48	58	68	84	86	64	46	37	32
Fri	32	54	50	56	50	53	50	50	54	67	75	73	63	50	38	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	35	40	53	54	54	54	52	49	54	52	42	45	39	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	44	49	50	50	49	45	43	43	40	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	40	42	42	42	41	42	43	50	65	67	70	56	38	33	32
Tue	32	45	49	53	52	51	51	49	49	57	75	79	81	62	42	34	32
Wed	32	45	48	54	53	52	51	50	52	61	80	86	89	72	46	36	33
Thu	32	51	48	54	48	49	48	49	48	58	68	84	86	64	46	37	32
Fri	32	54	50	56	50	53	50	50	54	67	75	73	63	50	38	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	35	40	53	54	54	54	52	49	54	52	42	45	39	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	44	49	50	50	49	45	43	43	40	37	33