Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Burbank

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Westminster 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	35	45	55	61	57	53	51	50	50	50	51	56	54	46	42	37	36
Tue	34	46	58	67	60	54	49	48	47	50	52	57	55	49	43	38	35
Wed	34	44	53	60	59	52	50	47	47	50	52	55	54	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	45	53	58	57	51	50	50	49	50	52	55	54	48	45	42	36
Fri	35	43	49	52	52	49	51	50	51	53	52	53	54	48	48	43	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	42	47	49	48	51	50	51	51	49	49	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	44	48	49	51	51	50	49	50	49	44	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Westminster to Burbank (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 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 central Westminster 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 Westminster to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 34 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	55	61	57	53	51	50	50	50	51	56	54	46	42	37	36
Tue	34	46	58	67	60	54	49	48	47	50	52	57	55	49	43	38	35
Wed	34	44	53	60	59	52	50	47	47	50	52	55	54	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	45	53	58	57	51	50	50	49	50	52	55	54	48	45	42	36
Fri	35	43	49	52	52	49	51	50	51	53	52	53	54	48	48	43	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	42	47	49	48	51	50	51	51	49	49	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	44	48	49	51	51	50	49	50	49	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	55	61	57	53	51	50	50	50	51	56	54	46	42	37	36
Tue	34	46	58	67	60	54	49	48	47	50	52	57	55	49	43	38	35
Wed	34	44	53	60	59	52	50	47	47	50	52	55	54	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	45	53	58	57	51	50	50	49	50	52	55	54	48	45	42	36
Fri	35	43	49	52	52	49	51	50	51	53	52	53	54	48	48	43	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	42	47	49	48	51	50	51	51	49	49	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	44	48	49	51	51	50	49	50	49	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	55	61	57	53	51	50	50	50	51	56	54	46	42	37	36
Tue	34	46	58	67	60	54	49	48	47	50	52	57	55	49	43	38	35
Wed	34	44	53	60	59	52	50	47	47	50	52	55	54	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	45	53	58	57	51	50	50	49	50	52	55	54	48	45	42	36
Fri	35	43	49	52	52	49	51	50	51	53	52	53	54	48	48	43	36
Sat	35	36	37	38	42	47	49	48	51	50	51	51	49	49	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	44	48	49	51	51	50	49	50	49	44	38