Best Time to Drive from BUR to Santa Ana

Right now (11:20 am PST): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 8% 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 BUR to Santa Ana 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	44	52	68	66	58	56	58	59	62	67	84	94	87	77	58	47	44
Tue	42	53	77	76	64	60	58	57	58	70	92	106	96	85	67	52	43
Wed	41	51	78	73	66	59	57	57	58	68	73	79	76	70	62	53	43
Thu	42	51	75	72	63	62	60	62	66	80	95	100	97	87	62	54	45
Fri	42	50	65	65	59	56	57	60	72	90	95	97	97	82	65	56	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	52	55	59	60	64	69	71	68	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	54	62	63	66	63	64	62	61	60	59	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from BUR to Santa Ana (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 BUR to Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BUR to Santa Ana?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	68	66	58	56	58	59	62	67	84	94	87	77	58	47	44
Tue	42	53	77	76	64	60	58	57	58	70	92	106	96	85	67	52	43
Wed	41	51	78	73	66	59	57	57	58	68	73	79	76	70	62	53	43
Thu	42	51	75	72	63	62	60	62	66	80	95	100	97	87	62	54	45
Fri	42	50	65	65	59	56	57	60	72	90	95	97	97	82	65	56	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	52	55	59	60	64	69	71	68	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	54	62	63	66	63	64	62	61	60	59	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	68	66	58	56	58	59	62	67	84	94	87	77	58	47	44
Tue	42	53	77	76	64	60	58	57	58	70	92	106	96	85	67	52	43
Wed	41	51	78	73	66	59	57	57	58	68	73	79	76	70	62	53	43
Thu	42	51	75	72	63	62	60	62	66	80	95	100	97	87	62	54	45
Fri	42	50	65	65	59	56	57	60	72	90	95	97	97	82	65	56	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	52	55	59	60	64	69	71	68	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	54	62	63	66	63	64	62	61	60	59	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	68	66	58	56	58	59	62	67	84	94	87	77	58	47	44
Tue	42	53	77	76	64	60	58	57	58	70	92	106	96	85	67	52	43
Wed	41	51	78	73	66	59	57	57	58	68	73	79	76	70	62	53	43
Thu	42	51	75	72	63	62	60	62	66	80	95	100	97	87	62	54	45
Fri	42	50	65	65	59	56	57	60	72	90	95	97	97	82	65	56	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	52	55	59	60	64	69	71	68	68	65	59	57	47
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	54	62	63	66	63	64	62	61	60	59	47