Best Time to Drive from BUR to Santa Ana

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-5 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 30% 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	67	65	58	56	58	58	62	67	83	93	86	76	57	46	43
Tue	42	54	75	74	63	60	59	58	58	68	93	103	95	83	63	53	43
Wed	41	52	79	74	66	61	59	60	59	73	80	85	85	79	64	54	43
Thu	42	51	75	73	65	63	61	64	67	82	97	104	97	86	61	53	45
Fri	42	50	65	67	62	58	58	60	73	93	96	97	96	83	63	57	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	61	62	67	73	76	72	68	64	57	58	45
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	53	60	61	65	63	63	60	59	58	59	48

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 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 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 104 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 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Santa Ana to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to West Covina · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to El Monte · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier

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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	67	65	58	56	58	58	62	67	83	93	86	76	57	46	43
Tue	42	54	75	74	63	60	59	58	58	68	93	103	95	83	63	53	43
Wed	41	52	79	74	66	61	59	60	59	73	80	85	85	79	64	54	43
Thu	42	51	75	73	65	63	61	64	67	82	97	104	97	86	61	53	45
Fri	42	50	65	67	62	58	58	60	73	93	96	97	96	83	63	57	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	61	62	67	73	76	72	68	64	57	58	45
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	53	60	61	65	63	63	60	59	58	59	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	67	65	58	56	58	58	62	67	83	93	86	76	57	46	43
Tue	42	54	75	74	63	60	59	58	58	68	93	103	95	83	63	53	43
Wed	41	52	79	74	66	61	59	60	59	73	80	85	85	79	64	54	43
Thu	42	51	75	73	65	63	61	64	67	82	97	104	97	86	61	53	45
Fri	42	50	65	67	62	58	58	60	73	93	96	97	96	83	63	57	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	61	62	67	73	76	72	68	64	57	58	45
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	53	60	61	65	63	63	60	59	58	59	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	67	65	58	56	58	58	62	67	83	93	86	76	57	46	43
Tue	42	54	75	74	63	60	59	58	58	68	93	103	95	83	63	53	43
Wed	41	52	79	74	66	61	59	60	59	73	80	85	85	79	64	54	43
Thu	42	51	75	73	65	63	61	64	67	82	97	104	97	86	61	53	45
Fri	42	50	65	67	62	58	58	60	73	93	96	97	96	83	63	57	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	55	58	61	62	67	73	76	72	68	64	57	58	45
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	49	53	60	61	65	63	63	60	59	58	59	48