Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to BUR

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 51 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 Long Beach 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	34	46	59	64	61	57	53	52	53	54	54	58	56	49	46	38	36
Tue	34	47	60	70	73	62	55	54	53	56	62	61	57	52	47	39	35
Wed	34	46	59	65	66	59	53	51	51	54	59	61	58	52	49	42	36
Thu	34	45	60	62	64	56	52	53	53	56	58	64	60	55	50	45	36
Fri	34	44	53	59	56	52	53	55	55	58	57	57	56	53	53	47	36
Sat	35	36	37	39	42	48	52	50	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	47	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	45	50	52	54	55	55	53	53	52	47	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Long Beach to BUR (via I-710 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to BUR?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to BUR?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	59	64	61	57	53	52	53	54	54	58	56	49	46	38	36
Tue	34	47	60	70	73	62	55	54	53	56	62	61	57	52	47	39	35
Wed	34	46	59	65	66	59	53	51	51	54	59	61	58	52	49	42	36
Thu	34	45	60	62	64	56	52	53	53	56	58	64	60	55	50	45	36
Fri	34	44	53	59	56	52	53	55	55	58	57	57	56	53	53	47	36
Sat	35	36	37	39	42	48	52	50	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	47	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	45	50	52	54	55	55	53	53	52	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	59	64	61	57	53	52	53	54	54	58	56	49	46	38	36
Tue	34	47	60	70	73	62	55	54	53	56	62	61	57	52	47	39	35
Wed	34	46	59	65	66	59	53	51	51	54	59	61	58	52	49	42	36
Thu	34	45	60	62	64	56	52	53	53	56	58	64	60	55	50	45	36
Fri	34	44	53	59	56	52	53	55	55	58	57	57	56	53	53	47	36
Sat	35	36	37	39	42	48	52	50	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	47	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	45	50	52	54	55	55	53	53	52	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	59	64	61	57	53	52	53	54	54	58	56	49	46	38	36
Tue	34	47	60	70	73	62	55	54	53	56	62	61	57	52	47	39	35
Wed	34	46	59	65	66	59	53	51	51	54	59	61	58	52	49	42	36
Thu	34	45	60	62	64	56	52	53	53	56	58	64	60	55	50	45	36
Fri	34	44	53	59	56	52	53	55	55	58	57	57	56	53	53	47	36
Sat	35	36	37	39	42	48	52	50	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	47	37
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	39	45	50	52	54	55	55	53	53	52	47	38