Best Time to Drive from LGB to BUR

Right now (11:18 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North.

Only 9% 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.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from LGB to BUR (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BUR to LGB

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 7 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	39	50	56	52	48	44	43	42	45	49	53	52	46	39	36	34
Tue	33	41	53	58	55	49	44	42	42	44	50	56	56	49	40	36	35
Wed	33	41	53	59	56	50	44	42	42	45	52	57	55	50	42	38	34
Thu	33	41	53	58	56	50	45	44	43	46	53	58	57	50	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	48	52	51	48	47	46	48	52	57	58	54	49	42	39	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	45	47	48	47	47	44	42	40	37	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	46	43	41	39	40	39	34

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	50	56	52	48	44	43	42	45	49	53	52	46	39	36	34
Tue	33	41	53	58	55	49	44	42	42	44	50	56	56	49	40	36	35
Wed	33	41	53	59	56	50	44	42	42	45	52	57	55	50	42	38	34
Thu	33	41	53	58	56	50	45	44	43	46	53	58	57	50	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	48	52	51	48	47	46	48	52	57	58	54	49	42	39	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	45	47	48	47	47	44	42	40	37	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	46	43	41	39	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	50	56	52	48	44	43	42	45	49	53	52	46	39	36	34
Tue	33	41	53	58	55	49	44	42	42	44	50	56	56	49	40	36	35
Wed	33	41	53	59	56	50	44	42	42	45	52	57	55	50	42	38	34
Thu	33	41	53	58	56	50	45	44	43	46	53	58	57	50	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	48	52	51	48	47	46	48	52	57	58	54	49	42	39	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	45	47	48	47	47	44	42	40	37	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	46	43	41	39	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	50	56	52	48	44	43	42	45	49	53	52	46	39	36	34
Tue	33	41	53	58	55	49	44	42	42	44	50	56	56	49	40	36	35
Wed	33	41	53	59	56	50	44	42	42	45	52	57	55	50	42	38	34
Thu	33	41	53	58	56	50	45	44	43	46	53	58	57	50	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	48	52	51	48	47	46	48	52	57	58	54	49	42	39	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	45	47	48	47	47	44	42	40	37	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	45	46	43	41	39	40	39	34