Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Burbank

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-5 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Pico Rivera 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	42	44	42	38	35	35	34	35	36	38	37	32	28	23	21
Tue	21	29	39	45	42	42	35	34	32	35	36	38	37	32	30	24	21
Wed	20	28	37	42	41	39	36	34	33	34	35	36	37	32	31	26	21
Thu	20	28	38	41	43	39	34	35	34	35	36	38	37	32	30	29	22
Fri	21	27	35	37	38	36	35	34	36	37	37	37	36	33	32	30	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	27	33	36	34	37	37	38	37	37	35	37	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	38	38	39	36	36	36	31	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 46 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Burbank?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 20 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Burbank?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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More drives

Burbank to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera 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	42	44	42	38	35	35	34	35	36	38	37	32	28	23	21
Tue	21	29	39	45	42	42	35	34	32	35	36	38	37	32	30	24	21
Wed	20	28	37	42	41	39	36	34	33	34	35	36	37	32	31	26	21
Thu	20	28	38	41	43	39	34	35	34	35	36	38	37	32	30	29	22
Fri	21	27	35	37	38	36	35	34	36	37	37	37	36	33	32	30	23
Sat	21	21	22	24	27	33	36	34	37	37	38	37	37	35	37	32	23
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	38	38	39	36	36	36	31	25

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

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