Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Burbank

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 North, usually 38 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 Montebello 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	20	28	40	44	39	35	35	35	36	36	41	44	42	36	32	23	21
Tue	20	27	39	48	41	40	34	34	32	39	42	44	41	36	36	26	20
Wed	20	26	38	44	40	37	34	33	33	37	40	42	42	36	34	26	21
Thu	20	26	38	45	41	37	35	37	39	39	43	43	42	37	36	29	22
Fri	20	26	35	41	40	35	35	36	41	43	43	43	41	38	37	31	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	29	35	39	38	40	40	41	41	38	37	37	33	24
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	25	30	35	38	39	41	40	36	36	36	31	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Montebello to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello to central Burbank 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 Montebello to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to Burbank?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 20 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Burbank to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	44	39	35	35	35	36	36	41	44	42	36	32	23	21
Tue	20	27	39	48	41	40	34	34	32	39	42	44	41	36	36	26	20
Wed	20	26	38	44	40	37	34	33	33	37	40	42	42	36	34	26	21
Thu	20	26	38	45	41	37	35	37	39	39	43	43	42	37	36	29	22
Fri	20	26	35	41	40	35	35	36	41	43	43	43	41	38	37	31	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	29	35	39	38	40	40	41	41	38	37	37	33	24
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	25	30	35	38	39	41	40	36	36	36	31	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	44	39	35	35	35	36	36	41	44	42	36	32	23	21
Tue	20	27	39	48	41	40	34	34	32	39	42	44	41	36	36	26	20
Wed	20	26	38	44	40	37	34	33	33	37	40	42	42	36	34	26	21
Thu	20	26	38	45	41	37	35	37	39	39	43	43	42	37	36	29	22
Fri	20	26	35	41	40	35	35	36	41	43	43	43	41	38	37	31	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	29	35	39	38	40	40	41	41	38	37	37	33	24
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	25	30	35	38	39	41	40	36	36	36	31	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	28	40	44	39	35	35	35	36	36	41	44	42	36	32	23	21
Tue	20	27	39	48	41	40	34	34	32	39	42	44	41	36	36	26	20
Wed	20	26	38	44	40	37	34	33	33	37	40	42	42	36	34	26	21
Thu	20	26	38	45	41	37	35	37	39	39	43	43	42	37	36	29	22
Fri	20	26	35	41	40	35	35	36	41	43	43	43	41	38	37	31	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	29	35	39	38	40	40	41	41	38	37	37	33	24
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	25	30	35	38	39	41	40	36	36	36	31	24