Best Time to Drive from Burbank to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-5 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 5% 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	92	91	79	75	77	76	79	79	94	105	99	91	75	66	64
Tue	62	78	100	101	87	80	77	76	76	84	101	115	108	97	81	70	63
Wed	62	76	102	98	89	79	77	76	78	83	90	97	96	88	78	70	64
Thu	61	76	96	96	86	81	80	80	83	91	105	113	108	97	80	71	65
Fri	62	75	88	87	82	77	76	79	87	101	106	109	106	96	82	73	66
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	75	79	80	83	87	87	84	83	81	76	74	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	70	74	79	80	82	80	80	78	78	77	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 116 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 2 pm on Saturdays (87 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 116 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 116 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 116 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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San Clemente to Burbank (return trip) · Burbank to Los Angeles · Burbank to Santa Monica · Burbank to Pasadena · Burbank to Long Beach · Burbank to West Covina · Burbank to Santa Clarita · Burbank to Torrance · Burbank to LAX · Burbank to Culver City · Burbank to El Monte · Burbank to Downey

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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	92	91	79	75	77	76	79	79	94	105	99	91	75	66	64
Tue	62	78	100	101	87	80	77	76	76	84	101	115	108	97	81	70	63
Wed	62	76	102	98	89	79	77	76	78	83	90	97	96	88	78	70	64
Thu	61	76	96	96	86	81	80	80	83	91	105	113	108	97	80	71	65
Fri	62	75	88	87	82	77	76	79	87	101	106	109	106	96	82	73	66
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	75	79	80	83	87	87	84	83	81	76	74	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	70	74	79	80	82	80	80	78	78	77	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	92	91	79	75	77	76	79	79	94	105	99	91	75	66	64
Tue	62	78	100	101	87	80	77	76	76	84	101	115	108	97	81	70	63
Wed	62	76	102	98	89	79	77	76	78	83	90	97	96	88	78	70	64
Thu	61	76	96	96	86	81	80	80	83	91	105	113	108	97	80	71	65
Fri	62	75	88	87	82	77	76	79	87	101	106	109	106	96	82	73	66
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	75	79	80	83	87	87	84	83	81	76	74	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	70	74	79	80	82	80	80	78	78	77	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	92	91	79	75	77	76	79	79	94	105	99	91	75	66	64
Tue	62	78	100	101	87	80	77	76	76	84	101	115	108	97	81	70	63
Wed	62	76	102	98	89	79	77	76	78	83	90	97	96	88	78	70	64
Thu	61	76	96	96	86	81	80	80	83	91	105	113	108	97	80	71	65
Fri	62	75	88	87	82	77	76	79	87	101	106	109	106	96	82	73	66
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	75	79	80	83	87	87	84	83	81	76	74	67
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	70	74	79	80	82	80	80	78	78	77	75	66