Burning Man exodus sees 1h45m delays

Burning Man’s outbound traffic line stretched into Tuesday as participants left Black Rock City on September 8, with the event’s traffic feed reporting an Exodus travel time of 1 hour 45 minutes from Gate Road to Gravel. The delay was one of a series of wait times reported during the final day of departures after the festival’s scheduled end on Monday evening. Burning Man’s 2026 Survival Guide says Exodus continues through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, even though the event itself ends at 6 p.m. Monday. ### Where was the delay being measured? The 1 hour 45 minute figure referred to the route from Gate Road to Gravel, the standard outbound measure Burning Man uses for Exodus traffic updates, according to the event’s traffic feed cited in social posts and secondary reports. Burning Man’s official traffic pages direct participants to follow @BManTraffic for live conditions and say Gate Advisory Radio Station 95.1 FM carries Gate Road travel times several times an hour during Exodus. (survival.burningman.org) The Burning Man Project’s traffic guidance says more than 60,000 participants travel to and from Black Rock City each year on a two-lane rural highway. The organization says traffic is a recurring part of the event and points participants to official traffic pages, Nevada Department of Transportation data and radio updates to monitor conditions. (burningman.org) ### Was the 1 hour 45 minute wait the peak delay? AOL reported on September 8 that overnight conditions had been worse, citing an official update that put Exodus travel time at 3 hours 20 minutes from Gate Road to Gravel. The same report said additional updates during the night and early morning showed waits of 2 hours 30 minutes and at least 1 hour 30 minutes before conditions later improved. (burningman.org) By the time that report was updated, AOL said the current travel time posted by Burning Man Traffic and the Black Rock City Dashboard had fallen to 30 minutes. That indicates the 1 hour 45 minute report sat within a wider range of delays during the final exit push on Tuesday. ### Why do departures bottleneck so easily at Burning Man? State Route 447 is the main paved route out of Black Rock City, and Burning Man says tens of thousands of participants must use the same rural corridor. (aol.com) The organization’s gate guidance says traffic controls can extend onto Highway 447 and Highway 34 during peak periods, and it warns drivers not to stop on shoulders or wait in local towns. The 2026 Exodus guidance says most people leave on Sunday and Monday, which compresses departures into a short window. Burning Man also tells drivers to listen to GARS 95.1 FM for travel times and to expect changing conditions as traffic is managed in real time. ### Where were participants told to look for updates? Burning Man’s gate page says participants should follow @BManTraffic for the latest updates and tune to 95.1 FM as they approach the entrance or leave the city. (burningman.org) The organization also links participants to its broader traffic information page and the Black Rock City Dashboard for current conditions. (survival.burningman.org) The next concrete cutoff is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, when the 2026 Survival Guide says Exodus ends. Until then, Burning Man’s official guidance points departing participants to GARS 95.1 FM, @BManTraffic and the Black Rock City Dashboard for updated Gate Road travel times. (survival.burningman.org) (burningman.org)