Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:49 am PDT): about 26 minutes via I-5 North, usually 26 at this time.

Only 12% 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.

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Burbank to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clarita to Burbank

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burbank to Santa Clarita by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2324252525252626262627283029272524
Tue2324252526262626262627282928262524
Wed2325262626262626262626283029272824
Thu2324252526262626262627293129262524
Fri2325252526272728282831343532282624
Sat2324252525262728272626252525242424
Sun2323232323242526262627262627272724

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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to Santa Clarita?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

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