California

Distance from Burbank to Los Angeles

Straight-line distance

12.7mi

Burbank, CA and Los Angeles, CA are 12.7 miles (20.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (202°).

kilometers
20.5
nautical miles
11.1
heading from Burbank
202° SSW
heading from Los Angeles
22° NNE
BurbankLos Angeles

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Burbank is from Los Angeles

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Los Angeles is 12.7 miles, 20.5 km or 11.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 12.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.7
Kilometers
20.5
Nautical miles
11.1
Bearing from Burbank
202.3° SSW
Bearing arriving at Los Angeles
202.2°
Bearing from Los Angeles
22.2° NNE

Halfway between Burbank and Los Angeles

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.104757, -118.368643 (34°06'17.13"N 118°22'7.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Hollywood, CA, with 34,371 residents, 1.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Los Angeles 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Los Angeles has 37.5 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Los Angeles by -0.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Los Angeles?

12.7 miles, 20.5 km or 11.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Los Angeles from Burbank?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 202.3° and arrives at Los Angeles on 202.2°. The return trip starts on 22.2°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Los Angeles?

The midpoint is at 34.104757, -118.368643. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Hollywood, CA, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Los Angeles?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Burbank or Los Angeles?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 37.5 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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