Best Time to Drive from LGB to Burbank

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 30 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North.

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 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	29	41	55	59	57	53	49	47	48	49	49	53	51	44	40	32	30
Tue	29	42	56	65	68	58	51	49	48	51	56	56	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	41	54	60	62	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	43	36	30
Thu	28	40	55	58	59	52	48	48	48	52	54	59	53	47	44	39	31
Fri	29	38	49	55	52	48	49	50	51	54	53	52	51	48	47	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	44	48	45	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	45	47	50	50	50	48	48	45	40	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from LGB to Burbank (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 68 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 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 LGB to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 28 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Burbank?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	55	59	57	53	49	47	48	49	49	53	51	44	40	32	30
Tue	29	42	56	65	68	58	51	49	48	51	56	56	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	41	54	60	62	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	43	36	30
Thu	28	40	55	58	59	52	48	48	48	52	54	59	53	47	44	39	31
Fri	29	38	49	55	52	48	49	50	51	54	53	52	51	48	47	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	44	48	45	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	45	47	50	50	50	48	48	45	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	55	59	57	53	49	47	48	49	49	53	51	44	40	32	30
Tue	29	42	56	65	68	58	51	49	48	51	56	56	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	41	54	60	62	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	43	36	30
Thu	28	40	55	58	59	52	48	48	48	52	54	59	53	47	44	39	31
Fri	29	38	49	55	52	48	49	50	51	54	53	52	51	48	47	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	44	48	45	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	45	47	50	50	50	48	48	45	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	55	59	57	53	49	47	48	49	49	53	51	44	40	32	30
Tue	29	42	56	65	68	58	51	49	48	51	56	56	52	46	41	33	30
Wed	28	41	54	60	62	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	43	36	30
Thu	28	40	55	58	59	52	48	48	48	52	54	59	53	47	44	39	31
Fri	29	38	49	55	52	48	49	50	51	54	53	52	51	48	47	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	44	48	45	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	40	45	47	50	50	50	48	48	45	40	33