Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Burbank

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North, usually 54 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	31	52	72	79	68	56	52	50	51	52	50	51	49	44	39	32	31
Tue	30	56	69	84	75	65	53	50	46	50	51	52	48	43	41	34	30
Wed	31	53	72	79	76	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	47	44	42	36	31
Thu	30	50	69	80	72	57	57	51	50	51	52	51	49	46	45	40	33
Fri	31	50	60	68	60	55	52	55	57	55	54	52	48	46	48	43	33
Sat	31	31	34	36	44	56	62	57	59	56	53	55	51	51	53	44	34
Sun	31	30	30	31	32	39	45	50	55	55	57	55	52	53	50	46	36

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 30 minutes and up to 84 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (63 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 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Burbank to Long Beach (return trip) · Long Beach to Los Angeles · Long Beach to Santa Monica · Long Beach to Pasadena · Long Beach to West Covina · Long Beach to Glendale · Long Beach to Santa Clarita · Long Beach to Van Nuys · Long Beach to LAX · Long Beach to Hollywood · Long Beach to Culver City · Long Beach to El Monte

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	52	72	79	68	56	52	50	51	52	50	51	49	44	39	32	31
Tue	30	56	69	84	75	65	53	50	46	50	51	52	48	43	41	34	30
Wed	31	53	72	79	76	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	47	44	42	36	31
Thu	30	50	69	80	72	57	57	51	50	51	52	51	49	46	45	40	33
Fri	31	50	60	68	60	55	52	55	57	55	54	52	48	46	48	43	33
Sat	31	31	34	36	44	56	62	57	59	56	53	55	51	51	53	44	34
Sun	31	30	30	31	32	39	45	50	55	55	57	55	52	53	50	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	52	72	79	68	56	52	50	51	52	50	51	49	44	39	32	31
Tue	30	56	69	84	75	65	53	50	46	50	51	52	48	43	41	34	30
Wed	31	53	72	79	76	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	47	44	42	36	31
Thu	30	50	69	80	72	57	57	51	50	51	52	51	49	46	45	40	33
Fri	31	50	60	68	60	55	52	55	57	55	54	52	48	46	48	43	33
Sat	31	31	34	36	44	56	62	57	59	56	53	55	51	51	53	44	34
Sun	31	30	30	31	32	39	45	50	55	55	57	55	52	53	50	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	52	72	79	68	56	52	50	51	52	50	51	49	44	39	32	31
Tue	30	56	69	84	75	65	53	50	46	50	51	52	48	43	41	34	30
Wed	31	53	72	79	76	61	53	48	46	47	50	50	47	44	42	36	31
Thu	30	50	69	80	72	57	57	51	50	51	52	51	49	46	45	40	33
Fri	31	50	60	68	60	55	52	55	57	55	54	52	48	46	48	43	33
Sat	31	31	34	36	44	56	62	57	59	56	53	55	51	51	53	44	34
Sun	31	30	30	31	32	39	45	50	55	55	57	55	52	53	50	46	36