Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to BUR

Right now (6:20 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 8% 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	35	41	52	59	58	53	49	47	46	53	62	65	60	50	42	39	36
Tue	35	42	54	63	60	54	49	46	45	50	61	65	62	53	43	39	36
Wed	35	42	54	61	60	54	48	45	45	51	62	65	62	54	45	40	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	60	55	51	48	48	54	62	66	62	53	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	51	56	57	55	53	51	53	59	65	63	57	51	44	41	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	40	42	44	46	49	50	49	48	46	43	41	39	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	45	42	41	41	41	36

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 35 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (50 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 9 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to BUR?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 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	35	41	52	59	58	53	49	47	46	53	62	65	60	50	42	39	36
Tue	35	42	54	63	60	54	49	46	45	50	61	65	62	53	43	39	36
Wed	35	42	54	61	60	54	48	45	45	51	62	65	62	54	45	40	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	60	55	51	48	48	54	62	66	62	53	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	51	56	57	55	53	51	53	59	65	63	57	51	44	41	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	40	42	44	46	49	50	49	48	46	43	41	39	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	45	42	41	41	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	41	52	59	58	53	49	47	46	53	62	65	60	50	42	39	36
Tue	35	42	54	63	60	54	49	46	45	50	61	65	62	53	43	39	36
Wed	35	42	54	61	60	54	48	45	45	51	62	65	62	54	45	40	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	60	55	51	48	48	54	62	66	62	53	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	51	56	57	55	53	51	53	59	65	63	57	51	44	41	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	40	42	44	46	49	50	49	48	46	43	41	39	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	45	42	41	41	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	41	52	59	58	53	49	47	46	53	62	65	60	50	42	39	36
Tue	35	42	54	63	60	54	49	46	45	50	61	65	62	53	43	39	36
Wed	35	42	54	61	60	54	48	45	45	51	62	65	62	54	45	40	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	60	55	51	48	48	54	62	66	62	53	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	51	56	57	55	53	51	53	59	65	63	57	51	44	41	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	40	42	44	46	49	50	49	48	46	43	41	39	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	45	42	41	41	41	36