Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Burbank

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Norwalk 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	23	32	43	46	44	39	36	37	37	39	40	42	40	34	30	25	23
Tue	23	32	41	49	45	45	39	37	35	39	41	43	40	36	33	26	23
Wed	23	31	41	46	45	42	38	35	35	37	40	40	40	36	34	27	24
Thu	23	31	40	45	46	41	38	37	37	39	41	43	42	36	34	31	24
Fri	23	30	37	40	41	38	38	38	40	41	42	42	41	37	35	32	25
Sat	23	24	25	26	31	36	40	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	39	34	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	28	33	36	38	39	40	41	37	36	35	33	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Norwalk to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 49 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 23 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	43	46	44	39	36	37	37	39	40	42	40	34	30	25	23
Tue	23	32	41	49	45	45	39	37	35	39	41	43	40	36	33	26	23
Wed	23	31	41	46	45	42	38	35	35	37	40	40	40	36	34	27	24
Thu	23	31	40	45	46	41	38	37	37	39	41	43	42	36	34	31	24
Fri	23	30	37	40	41	38	38	38	40	41	42	42	41	37	35	32	25
Sat	23	24	25	26	31	36	40	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	39	34	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	28	33	36	38	39	40	41	37	36	35	33	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	43	46	44	39	36	37	37	39	40	42	40	34	30	25	23
Tue	23	32	41	49	45	45	39	37	35	39	41	43	40	36	33	26	23
Wed	23	31	41	46	45	42	38	35	35	37	40	40	40	36	34	27	24
Thu	23	31	40	45	46	41	38	37	37	39	41	43	42	36	34	31	24
Fri	23	30	37	40	41	38	38	38	40	41	42	42	41	37	35	32	25
Sat	23	24	25	26	31	36	40	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	39	34	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	28	33	36	38	39	40	41	37	36	35	33	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	43	46	44	39	36	37	37	39	40	42	40	34	30	25	23
Tue	23	32	41	49	45	45	39	37	35	39	41	43	40	36	33	26	23
Wed	23	31	41	46	45	42	38	35	35	37	40	40	40	36	34	27	24
Thu	23	31	40	45	46	41	38	37	37	39	41	43	42	36	34	31	24
Fri	23	30	37	40	41	38	38	38	40	41	42	42	41	37	35	32	25
Sat	23	24	25	26	31	36	40	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	39	34	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	28	33	36	38	39	40	41	37	36	35	33	26