Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to BUR

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 63 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	57	77	84	72	61	56	55	56	56	54	56	54	48	44	37	35
Tue	35	60	74	88	80	70	58	55	50	54	56	57	53	48	47	39	35
Wed	35	57	77	85	80	65	58	52	51	52	55	54	52	49	48	41	35
Thu	34	55	74	86	77	62	61	55	54	55	57	56	54	51	50	45	37
Fri	35	53	63	70	63	56	56	57	60	59	58	57	53	51	53	48	37
Sat	35	36	39	41	48	58	65	61	63	60	57	59	55	55	58	49	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	43	49	54	59	59	62	60	57	60	59	52	40

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 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 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 88 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 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 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	57	77	84	72	61	56	55	56	56	54	56	54	48	44	37	35
Tue	35	60	74	88	80	70	58	55	50	54	56	57	53	48	47	39	35
Wed	35	57	77	85	80	65	58	52	51	52	55	54	52	49	48	41	35
Thu	34	55	74	86	77	62	61	55	54	55	57	56	54	51	50	45	37
Fri	35	53	63	70	63	56	56	57	60	59	58	57	53	51	53	48	37
Sat	35	36	39	41	48	58	65	61	63	60	57	59	55	55	58	49	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	43	49	54	59	59	62	60	57	60	59	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	57	77	84	72	61	56	55	56	56	54	56	54	48	44	37	35
Tue	35	60	74	88	80	70	58	55	50	54	56	57	53	48	47	39	35
Wed	35	57	77	85	80	65	58	52	51	52	55	54	52	49	48	41	35
Thu	34	55	74	86	77	62	61	55	54	55	57	56	54	51	50	45	37
Fri	35	53	63	70	63	56	56	57	60	59	58	57	53	51	53	48	37
Sat	35	36	39	41	48	58	65	61	63	60	57	59	55	55	58	49	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	43	49	54	59	59	62	60	57	60	59	52	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	57	77	84	72	61	56	55	56	56	54	56	54	48	44	37	35
Tue	35	60	74	88	80	70	58	55	50	54	56	57	53	48	47	39	35
Wed	35	57	77	85	80	65	58	52	51	52	55	54	52	49	48	41	35
Thu	34	55	74	86	77	62	61	55	54	55	57	56	54	51	50	45	37
Fri	35	53	63	70	63	56	56	57	60	59	58	57	53	51	53	48	37
Sat	35	36	39	41	48	58	65	61	63	60	57	59	55	55	58	49	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	43	49	54	59	59	62	60	57	60	59	52	40