Best Time to Drive from LAX to Burbank

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 37 minutes via I-110 North and I-5 North and I-105 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 6% 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 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	25	53	77	83	85	80	71	68	71	71	66	70	66	58	50	30	27
Tue	25	51	70	75	88	80	64	63	58	62	64	70	69	61	54	35	27
Wed	25	46	63	68	81	77	71	60	61	63	63	66	69	65	58	43	27
Thu	25	47	67	70	83	72	64	65	68	64	61	66	66	64	60	45	29
Fri	26	47	68	74	76	67	65	65	67	64	62	66	63	59	62	52	29
Sat	27	27	30	34	44	59	66	59	68	69	70	70	69	71	76	54	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	34	54	66	71	77	81	73	71	71	63	50	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from LAX to Burbank (via I-110 North and I-5 North and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 10 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 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 LAX to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 25 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Burbank?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	53	77	83	85	80	71	68	71	71	66	70	66	58	50	30	27
Tue	25	51	70	75	88	80	64	63	58	62	64	70	69	61	54	35	27
Wed	25	46	63	68	81	77	71	60	61	63	63	66	69	65	58	43	27
Thu	25	47	67	70	83	72	64	65	68	64	61	66	66	64	60	45	29
Fri	26	47	68	74	76	67	65	65	67	64	62	66	63	59	62	52	29
Sat	27	27	30	34	44	59	66	59	68	69	70	70	69	71	76	54	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	34	54	66	71	77	81	73	71	71	63	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	53	77	83	85	80	71	68	71	71	66	70	66	58	50	30	27
Tue	25	51	70	75	88	80	64	63	58	62	64	70	69	61	54	35	27
Wed	25	46	63	68	81	77	71	60	61	63	63	66	69	65	58	43	27
Thu	25	47	67	70	83	72	64	65	68	64	61	66	66	64	60	45	29
Fri	26	47	68	74	76	67	65	65	67	64	62	66	63	59	62	52	29
Sat	27	27	30	34	44	59	66	59	68	69	70	70	69	71	76	54	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	34	54	66	71	77	81	73	71	71	63	50	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	53	77	83	85	80	71	68	71	71	66	70	66	58	50	30	27
Tue	25	51	70	75	88	80	64	63	58	62	64	70	69	61	54	35	27
Wed	25	46	63	68	81	77	71	60	61	63	63	66	69	65	58	43	27
Thu	25	47	67	70	83	72	64	65	68	64	61	66	66	64	60	45	29
Fri	26	47	68	74	76	67	65	65	67	64	62	66	63	59	62	52	29
Sat	27	27	30	34	44	59	66	59	68	69	70	70	69	71	76	54	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	34	54	66	71	77	81	73	71	71	63	50	36