Best Time to Drive from Whittier to BUR

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-5 North, usually 71 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 Whittier to BUR 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	36	52	62	66	61	58	62	62	67	59	75	78	73	68	63	41	37
Tue	35	47	62	75	62	60	53	56	55	69	77	77	72	70	66	51	36
Wed	34	45	59	69	64	57	55	53	54	65	71	76	73	66	65	48	38
Thu	34	46	58	69	63	58	60	61	68	65	75	76	76	71	71	54	39
Fri	35	44	57	66	63	58	56	59	69	75	75	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	39	48	56	62	61	66	66	75	72	67	68	65	54	42
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	62	63	68	71	67	66	70	67	56	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Whittier to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Whittier to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to BUR?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to BUR?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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More drives

BUR to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	62	66	61	58	62	62	67	59	75	78	73	68	63	41	37
Tue	35	47	62	75	62	60	53	56	55	69	77	77	72	70	66	51	36
Wed	34	45	59	69	64	57	55	53	54	65	71	76	73	66	65	48	38
Thu	34	46	58	69	63	58	60	61	68	65	75	76	76	71	71	54	39
Fri	35	44	57	66	63	58	56	59	69	75	75	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	39	48	56	62	61	66	66	75	72	67	68	65	54	42
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	62	63	68	71	67	66	70	67	56	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	62	66	61	58	62	62	67	59	75	78	73	68	63	41	37
Tue	35	47	62	75	62	60	53	56	55	69	77	77	72	70	66	51	36
Wed	34	45	59	69	64	57	55	53	54	65	71	76	73	66	65	48	38
Thu	34	46	58	69	63	58	60	61	68	65	75	76	76	71	71	54	39
Fri	35	44	57	66	63	58	56	59	69	75	75	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	39	48	56	62	61	66	66	75	72	67	68	65	54	42
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	62	63	68	71	67	66	70	67	56	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	62	66	61	58	62	62	67	59	75	78	73	68	63	41	37
Tue	35	47	62	75	62	60	53	56	55	69	77	77	72	70	66	51	36
Wed	34	45	59	69	64	57	55	53	54	65	71	76	73	66	65	48	38
Thu	34	46	58	69	63	58	60	61	68	65	75	76	76	71	71	54	39
Fri	35	44	57	66	63	58	56	59	69	75	75	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	39	48	56	62	61	66	66	75	72	67	68	65	54	42
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	62	63	68	71	67	66	70	67	56	42