Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Burbank

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 45 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 6% 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 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	30	42	55	59	57	53	49	48	48	49	50	54	51	44	41	33	31
Tue	30	42	56	64	68	57	51	50	48	52	57	56	53	47	42	34	31
Wed	29	42	54	59	61	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	44	37	31
Thu	29	41	55	57	59	52	48	49	48	52	55	59	53	47	44	40	32
Fri	30	40	49	55	52	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	51	48	47	41	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	38	44	48	46	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	45	48	50	50	50	48	48	46	41	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Long Beach to Burbank (via I-710 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 68 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 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 Long Beach to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Burbank?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	55	59	57	53	49	48	48	49	50	54	51	44	41	33	31
Tue	30	42	56	64	68	57	51	50	48	52	57	56	53	47	42	34	31
Wed	29	42	54	59	61	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	44	37	31
Thu	29	41	55	57	59	52	48	49	48	52	55	59	53	47	44	40	32
Fri	30	40	49	55	52	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	51	48	47	41	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	38	44	48	46	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	45	48	50	50	50	48	48	46	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	55	59	57	53	49	48	48	49	50	54	51	44	41	33	31
Tue	30	42	56	64	68	57	51	50	48	52	57	56	53	47	42	34	31
Wed	29	42	54	59	61	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	44	37	31
Thu	29	41	55	57	59	52	48	49	48	52	55	59	53	47	44	40	32
Fri	30	40	49	55	52	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	51	48	47	41	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	38	44	48	46	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	45	48	50	50	50	48	48	46	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	55	59	57	53	49	48	48	49	50	54	51	44	41	33	31
Tue	30	42	56	64	68	57	51	50	48	52	57	56	53	47	42	34	31
Wed	29	42	54	59	61	55	49	46	46	50	54	56	53	46	44	37	31
Thu	29	41	55	57	59	52	48	49	48	52	55	59	53	47	44	40	32
Fri	30	40	49	55	52	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	51	48	47	41	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	38	44	48	46	50	50	51	52	50	50	49	42	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	45	48	50	50	50	48	48	46	41	34