Best Time to Drive from Burbank to San Clemente

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 41% 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 San Clemente 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	63	76	90	89	78	74	76	76	79	79	94	105	98	90	74	66	64
Tue	62	79	99	99	86	80	77	77	76	84	102	113	107	95	80	70	63
Wed	61	78	100	97	89	79	77	77	78	83	89	97	95	86	76	70	63
Thu	62	76	96	96	86	81	80	81	84	91	107	113	108	96	79	71	65
Fri	62	75	89	88	83	78	77	79	88	102	106	109	105	96	80	74	66
Sat	64	65	67	69	76	77	80	81	85	88	89	86	83	81	76	75	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	70	73	79	80	81	80	80	77	76	76	75	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Burbank to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to San Clemente?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 61 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (45 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 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	63	76	90	89	78	74	76	76	79	79	94	105	98	90	74	66	64
Tue	62	79	99	99	86	80	77	77	76	84	102	113	107	95	80	70	63
Wed	61	78	100	97	89	79	77	77	78	83	89	97	95	86	76	70	63
Thu	62	76	96	96	86	81	80	81	84	91	107	113	108	96	79	71	65
Fri	62	75	89	88	83	78	77	79	88	102	106	109	105	96	80	74	66
Sat	64	65	67	69	76	77	80	81	85	88	89	86	83	81	76	75	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	70	73	79	80	81	80	80	77	76	76	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	90	89	78	74	76	76	79	79	94	105	98	90	74	66	64
Tue	62	79	99	99	86	80	77	77	76	84	102	113	107	95	80	70	63
Wed	61	78	100	97	89	79	77	77	78	83	89	97	95	86	76	70	63
Thu	62	76	96	96	86	81	80	81	84	91	107	113	108	96	79	71	65
Fri	62	75	89	88	83	78	77	79	88	102	106	109	105	96	80	74	66
Sat	64	65	67	69	76	77	80	81	85	88	89	86	83	81	76	75	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	70	73	79	80	81	80	80	77	76	76	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	90	89	78	74	76	76	79	79	94	105	98	90	74	66	64
Tue	62	79	99	99	86	80	77	77	76	84	102	113	107	95	80	70	63
Wed	61	78	100	97	89	79	77	77	78	83	89	97	95	86	76	70	63
Thu	62	76	96	96	86	81	80	81	84	91	107	113	108	96	79	71	65
Fri	62	75	89	88	83	78	77	79	88	102	106	109	105	96	80	74	66
Sat	64	65	67	69	76	77	80	81	85	88	89	86	83	81	76	75	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	70	73	79	80	81	80	80	77	76	76	75	66