Best Time to Drive from Whittier to BUR

Right now (2:33 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 13% 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	54	61	65	61	56	62	62	68	60	75	78	71	67	62	40	36
Tue	35	47	61	74	63	61	56	59	55	67	78	77	72	69	66	51	36
Wed	34	46	63	75	67	58	55	55	55	72	76	75	72	71	68	50	36
Thu	35	47	60	74	63	58	63	63	70	65	75	77	74	70	70	51	39
Fri	35	45	60	70	69	59	57	60	70	76	76	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	40	52	59	67	65	66	73	80	78	68	67	63	53	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	59	62	68	73	65	64	64	62	55	40

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 79 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (80 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 44 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 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to BUR?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 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	54	61	65	61	56	62	62	68	60	75	78	71	67	62	40	36
Tue	35	47	61	74	63	61	56	59	55	67	78	77	72	69	66	51	36
Wed	34	46	63	75	67	58	55	55	55	72	76	75	72	71	68	50	36
Thu	35	47	60	74	63	58	63	63	70	65	75	77	74	70	70	51	39
Fri	35	45	60	70	69	59	57	60	70	76	76	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	40	52	59	67	65	66	73	80	78	68	67	63	53	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	59	62	68	73	65	64	64	62	55	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	61	65	61	56	62	62	68	60	75	78	71	67	62	40	36
Tue	35	47	61	74	63	61	56	59	55	67	78	77	72	69	66	51	36
Wed	34	46	63	75	67	58	55	55	55	72	76	75	72	71	68	50	36
Thu	35	47	60	74	63	58	63	63	70	65	75	77	74	70	70	51	39
Fri	35	45	60	70	69	59	57	60	70	76	76	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	40	52	59	67	65	66	73	80	78	68	67	63	53	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	59	62	68	73	65	64	64	62	55	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	61	65	61	56	62	62	68	60	75	78	71	67	62	40	36
Tue	35	47	61	74	63	61	56	59	55	67	78	77	72	69	66	51	36
Wed	34	46	63	75	67	58	55	55	55	72	76	75	72	71	68	50	36
Thu	35	47	60	74	63	58	63	63	70	65	75	77	74	70	70	51	39
Fri	35	45	60	70	69	59	57	60	70	76	76	75	73	71	72	59	38
Sat	35	36	37	40	52	59	67	65	66	73	80	78	68	67	63	53	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	44	51	59	62	68	73	65	64	64	62	55	40