Best Time to Drive from LGB to BUR

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 7% 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 LGB 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	33	45	59	64	61	57	53	51	52	53	54	58	56	49	45	37	35
Tue	33	46	61	70	73	62	55	53	52	55	60	60	57	51	47	38	34
Wed	32	45	59	65	66	59	53	50	50	54	58	60	57	51	48	41	34
Thu	32	44	60	62	64	56	52	53	52	55	58	63	59	54	49	45	35
Fri	33	43	53	59	56	52	53	54	55	58	57	56	55	52	52	46	35
Sat	34	35	36	37	41	48	52	49	54	54	55	56	54	54	54	47	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	38	44	49	51	54	54	55	53	53	52	46	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from LGB to BUR (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to BUR?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

BUR to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Santa Clarita · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	59	64	61	57	53	51	52	53	54	58	56	49	45	37	35
Tue	33	46	61	70	73	62	55	53	52	55	60	60	57	51	47	38	34
Wed	32	45	59	65	66	59	53	50	50	54	58	60	57	51	48	41	34
Thu	32	44	60	62	64	56	52	53	52	55	58	63	59	54	49	45	35
Fri	33	43	53	59	56	52	53	54	55	58	57	56	55	52	52	46	35
Sat	34	35	36	37	41	48	52	49	54	54	55	56	54	54	54	47	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	38	44	49	51	54	54	55	53	53	52	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	59	64	61	57	53	51	52	53	54	58	56	49	45	37	35
Tue	33	46	61	70	73	62	55	53	52	55	60	60	57	51	47	38	34
Wed	32	45	59	65	66	59	53	50	50	54	58	60	57	51	48	41	34
Thu	32	44	60	62	64	56	52	53	52	55	58	63	59	54	49	45	35
Fri	33	43	53	59	56	52	53	54	55	58	57	56	55	52	52	46	35
Sat	34	35	36	37	41	48	52	49	54	54	55	56	54	54	54	47	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	38	44	49	51	54	54	55	53	53	52	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	59	64	61	57	53	51	52	53	54	58	56	49	45	37	35
Tue	33	46	61	70	73	62	55	53	52	55	60	60	57	51	47	38	34
Wed	32	45	59	65	66	59	53	50	50	54	58	60	57	51	48	41	34
Thu	32	44	60	62	64	56	52	53	52	55	58	63	59	54	49	45	35
Fri	33	43	53	59	56	52	53	54	55	58	57	56	55	52	52	46	35
Sat	34	35	36	37	41	48	52	49	54	54	55	56	54	54	54	47	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	38	44	49	51	54	54	55	53	53	52	46	37