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Burbank · United States

Car hire and driving in Burbank

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BUR means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Burbank

Car rental from Burbank: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Burbank to El MonteUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Burbank to DowneyUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Burbank to Santa ClaritaUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Burbank to West CovinaUnited States36 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Burbank to NorwalkUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Burbank to TorranceUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Burbank to ValenciaUnited States40 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Burbank to Simi ValleyUnited States45 km (28 mi)about 36 min
Burbank to Long BeachUnited States47 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Burbank to PalmdaleUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Burbank to Thousand OaksUnited States49 km (30 mi)about 40 min
Burbank to FullertonUnited States49 km (31 mi)about 40 min
Burbank to TijuanaMexico223 km (138 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Burbank to PhoenixUnited States582 km (361 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Burbank to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,138 km (707 mi)about 15 h 26 min
Burbank to San DiegoUnited States194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Burbank to MexicaliMexico316 km (197 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Burbank to San JoseUnited States477 km (297 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Burbank to ChihuahuaMexico1,312 km (815 mi)about 17 h 47 min
Burbank to San FranciscoUnited States544 km (338 mi)about 7 h 23 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Burbank?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.