Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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	55	66	80	80	69	66	68	67	70	70	85	94	89	81	66	58	55
Tue	54	68	89	89	75	70	68	67	67	75	92	104	98	88	73	62	54
Wed	53	67	90	87	78	69	67	67	69	74	80	86	85	78	68	61	55
Thu	54	65	86	86	76	72	70	72	75	81	97	101	98	87	70	62	56
Fri	54	64	78	78	73	68	67	70	79	93	97	99	96	87	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	64	66	70	71	75	80	80	77	75	74	68	66	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	70	71	72	71	71	68	68	68	67	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Burbank to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 105 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 53 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (3 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	55	66	80	80	69	66	68	67	70	70	85	94	89	81	66	58	55
Tue	54	68	89	89	75	70	68	67	67	75	92	104	98	88	73	62	54
Wed	53	67	90	87	78	69	67	67	69	74	80	86	85	78	68	61	55
Thu	54	65	86	86	76	72	70	72	75	81	97	101	98	87	70	62	56
Fri	54	64	78	78	73	68	67	70	79	93	97	99	96	87	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	64	66	70	71	75	80	80	77	75	74	68	66	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	70	71	72	71	71	68	68	68	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	66	80	80	69	66	68	67	70	70	85	94	89	81	66	58	55
Tue	54	68	89	89	75	70	68	67	67	75	92	104	98	88	73	62	54
Wed	53	67	90	87	78	69	67	67	69	74	80	86	85	78	68	61	55
Thu	54	65	86	86	76	72	70	72	75	81	97	101	98	87	70	62	56
Fri	54	64	78	78	73	68	67	70	79	93	97	99	96	87	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	64	66	70	71	75	80	80	77	75	74	68	66	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	70	71	72	71	71	68	68	68	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	66	80	80	69	66	68	67	70	70	85	94	89	81	66	58	55
Tue	54	68	89	89	75	70	68	67	67	75	92	104	98	88	73	62	54
Wed	53	67	90	87	78	69	67	67	69	74	80	86	85	78	68	61	55
Thu	54	65	86	86	76	72	70	72	75	81	97	101	98	87	70	62	56
Fri	54	64	78	78	73	68	67	70	79	93	97	99	96	87	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	64	66	70	71	75	80	80	77	75	74	68	66	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	70	71	72	71	71	68	68	68	67	58