Best Time to Drive from Burbank to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 38% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	85	84	72	69	70	70	73	72	88	99	93	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	72	95	95	80	73	71	69	70	78	96	107	104	91	76	64	57
Wed	55	70	95	91	82	72	70	70	72	76	84	91	90	81	71	64	57
Thu	55	70	91	91	79	74	73	73	77	84	100	109	103	89	74	64	58
Fri	56	67	81	79	74	70	70	73	82	94	100	102	100	89	76	67	60
Sat	57	58	61	62	65	68	70	72	76	79	78	76	78	75	70	67	60
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	63	67	72	74	76	74	74	72	72	71	69	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Burbank to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 110 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to San Juan Capistrano?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 55 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (38 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	85	84	72	69	70	70	73	72	88	99	93	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	72	95	95	80	73	71	69	70	78	96	107	104	91	76	64	57
Wed	55	70	95	91	82	72	70	70	72	76	84	91	90	81	71	64	57
Thu	55	70	91	91	79	74	73	73	77	84	100	109	103	89	74	64	58
Fri	56	67	81	79	74	70	70	73	82	94	100	102	100	89	76	67	60
Sat	57	58	61	62	65	68	70	72	76	79	78	76	78	75	70	67	60
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	63	67	72	74	76	74	74	72	72	71	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	85	84	72	69	70	70	73	72	88	99	93	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	72	95	95	80	73	71	69	70	78	96	107	104	91	76	64	57
Wed	55	70	95	91	82	72	70	70	72	76	84	91	90	81	71	64	57
Thu	55	70	91	91	79	74	73	73	77	84	100	109	103	89	74	64	58
Fri	56	67	81	79	74	70	70	73	82	94	100	102	100	89	76	67	60
Sat	57	58	61	62	65	68	70	72	76	79	78	76	78	75	70	67	60
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	63	67	72	74	76	74	74	72	72	71	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	85	84	72	69	70	70	73	72	88	99	93	85	68	60	58
Tue	56	72	95	95	80	73	71	69	70	78	96	107	104	91	76	64	57
Wed	55	70	95	91	82	72	70	70	72	76	84	91	90	81	71	64	57
Thu	55	70	91	91	79	74	73	73	77	84	100	109	103	89	74	64	58
Fri	56	67	81	79	74	70	70	73	82	94	100	102	100	89	76	67	60
Sat	57	58	61	62	65	68	70	72	76	79	78	76	78	75	70	67	60
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	63	67	72	74	76	74	74	72	72	71	69	60