Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from LAX to Burbank
Right now (10:03 am PDT): about 34 minutes via I-110 North and I-5 North and I-105 East, usually 67 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 54 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 27 |
| Tue | 25 | 52 | 69 | 75 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 35 | 27 |
| Wed | 25 | 48 | 63 | 69 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Thu | 25 | 47 | 68 | 69 | 81 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 29 |
| Fri | 26 | 49 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 29 |
| Sat | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 62 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 54 | 30 |
| Sun | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 49 | 34 |
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 89 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (82 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 89 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from LAX to Burbank?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 25 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from LAX to Burbank?
Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 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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