Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Placentia

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Placentia 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	36	42	51	53	48	46	49	48	52	52	68	74	70	63	47	38	36
Tue	35	41	57	62	53	51	49	48	50	58	73	80	76	69	52	42	36
Wed	35	40	55	58	55	49	49	50	51	56	62	65	63	60	49	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	58	54	52	51	52	57	63	80	80	80	69	52	43	38
Fri	35	40	50	54	53	49	49	52	62	75	79	79	77	67	53	46	38
Sat	36	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	56	60	61	59	57	54	48	47	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	50	51	53	51	51	48	48	48	47	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Burbank to Placentia (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Placentia?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Placentia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	51	53	48	46	49	48	52	52	68	74	70	63	47	38	36
Tue	35	41	57	62	53	51	49	48	50	58	73	80	76	69	52	42	36
Wed	35	40	55	58	55	49	49	50	51	56	62	65	63	60	49	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	58	54	52	51	52	57	63	80	80	80	69	52	43	38
Fri	35	40	50	54	53	49	49	52	62	75	79	79	77	67	53	46	38
Sat	36	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	56	60	61	59	57	54	48	47	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	50	51	53	51	51	48	48	48	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	51	53	48	46	49	48	52	52	68	74	70	63	47	38	36
Tue	35	41	57	62	53	51	49	48	50	58	73	80	76	69	52	42	36
Wed	35	40	55	58	55	49	49	50	51	56	62	65	63	60	49	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	58	54	52	51	52	57	63	80	80	80	69	52	43	38
Fri	35	40	50	54	53	49	49	52	62	75	79	79	77	67	53	46	38
Sat	36	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	56	60	61	59	57	54	48	47	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	50	51	53	51	51	48	48	48	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	51	53	48	46	49	48	52	52	68	74	70	63	47	38	36
Tue	35	41	57	62	53	51	49	48	50	58	73	80	76	69	52	42	36
Wed	35	40	55	58	55	49	49	50	51	56	62	65	63	60	49	42	36
Thu	35	40	56	58	54	52	51	52	57	63	80	80	80	69	52	43	38
Fri	35	40	50	54	53	49	49	52	62	75	79	79	77	67	53	46	38
Sat	36	37	38	40	44	46	49	51	56	60	61	59	57	54	48	47	39
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	50	51	53	51	51	48	48	48	47	39