Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Burbank

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-14 South and I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Palmdale 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	58	73	74	67	61	60	62	65	60	64	59	57	56	56	56	57	56
Tue	61	73	78	78	64	60	59	58	58	59	58	57	58	57	59	59	56
Wed	71	64	66	71	64	58	58	58	59	59	59	57	57	58	59	61	55
Thu	68	84	80	71	60	59	58	62	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	60	56
Fri	57	63	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	61	56
Sat	55	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	58	57	57	56	56	58	56
Sun	55	55	56	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Palmdale to Burbank (via SR-14 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 55 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Burbank?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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More drives

Burbank to Palmdale (return trip) · Palmdale to Los Angeles · Palmdale to Long Beach · Palmdale to Anaheim · Palmdale to Riverside · Palmdale to Santa Ana · Palmdale to Irvine · Palmdale to Oxnard · Palmdale to Moreno Valley · Palmdale to Huntington Beach · Palmdale to Glendale · Palmdale to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	74	67	61	60	62	65	60	64	59	57	56	56	56	57	56
Tue	61	73	78	78	64	60	59	58	58	59	58	57	58	57	59	59	56
Wed	71	64	66	71	64	58	58	58	59	59	59	57	57	58	59	61	55
Thu	68	84	80	71	60	59	58	62	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	60	56
Fri	57	63	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	61	56
Sat	55	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	58	57	57	56	56	58	56
Sun	55	55	56	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	74	67	61	60	62	65	60	64	59	57	56	56	56	57	56
Tue	61	73	78	78	64	60	59	58	58	59	58	57	58	57	59	59	56
Wed	71	64	66	71	64	58	58	58	59	59	59	57	57	58	59	61	55
Thu	68	84	80	71	60	59	58	62	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	60	56
Fri	57	63	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	61	56
Sat	55	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	58	57	57	56	56	58	56
Sun	55	55	56	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	74	67	61	60	62	65	60	64	59	57	56	56	56	57	56
Tue	61	73	78	78	64	60	59	58	58	59	58	57	58	57	59	59	56
Wed	71	64	66	71	64	58	58	58	59	59	59	57	57	58	59	61	55
Thu	68	84	80	71	60	59	58	62	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	60	56
Fri	57	63	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	61	56
Sat	55	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	58	57	57	56	56	58	56
Sun	55	55	56	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	60	56