Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Laguna Niguel

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Burbank to Laguna Niguel 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	57	70	84	83	72	68	70	70	73	73	88	99	92	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	73	93	93	79	74	71	71	70	79	96	108	101	90	75	64	57
Wed	56	72	94	91	82	73	71	71	72	77	84	91	89	81	71	64	58
Thu	56	70	90	90	79	75	74	75	78	85	101	107	102	91	73	65	59
Fri	56	69	82	82	77	71	71	73	82	97	100	103	100	90	74	68	60
Sat	58	59	61	63	69	70	75	75	79	83	83	80	77	75	70	69	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	64	67	73	74	76	74	74	71	70	70	70	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Burbank to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Laguna Niguel 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 Burbank to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Laguna Niguel?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (34 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	84	83	72	68	70	70	73	73	88	99	92	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	73	93	93	79	74	71	71	70	79	96	108	101	90	75	64	57
Wed	56	72	94	91	82	73	71	71	72	77	84	91	89	81	71	64	58
Thu	56	70	90	90	79	75	74	75	78	85	101	107	102	91	73	65	59
Fri	56	69	82	82	77	71	71	73	82	97	100	103	100	90	74	68	60
Sat	58	59	61	63	69	70	75	75	79	83	83	80	77	75	70	69	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	64	67	73	74	76	74	74	71	70	70	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	84	83	72	68	70	70	73	73	88	99	92	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	73	93	93	79	74	71	71	70	79	96	108	101	90	75	64	57
Wed	56	72	94	91	82	73	71	71	72	77	84	91	89	81	71	64	58
Thu	56	70	90	90	79	75	74	75	78	85	101	107	102	91	73	65	59
Fri	56	69	82	82	77	71	71	73	82	97	100	103	100	90	74	68	60
Sat	58	59	61	63	69	70	75	75	79	83	83	80	77	75	70	69	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	64	67	73	74	76	74	74	71	70	70	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	84	83	72	68	70	70	73	73	88	99	92	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	73	93	93	79	74	71	71	70	79	96	108	101	90	75	64	57
Wed	56	72	94	91	82	73	71	71	72	77	84	91	89	81	71	64	58
Thu	56	70	90	90	79	75	74	75	78	85	101	107	102	91	73	65	59
Fri	56	69	82	82	77	71	71	73	82	97	100	103	100	90	74	68	60
Sat	58	59	61	63	69	70	75	75	79	83	83	80	77	75	70	69	61
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	64	67	73	74	76	74	74	71	70	70	70	60