Best Time to Drive from Burbank to SNA

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South.

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 SNA 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	45	57	73	70	59	58	60	60	65	67	85	97	88	78	59	48	45
Tue	44	60	84	81	66	63	61	61	61	70	95	109	97	86	65	54	44
Wed	43	59	87	80	69	63	61	63	63	74	83	90	88	81	66	55	44
Thu	43	56	80	79	66	65	63	65	70	83	100	107	99	88	64	54	46
Fri	44	55	72	70	64	61	61	63	75	94	98	99	98	86	65	58	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	57	60	64	65	68	73	76	74	69	67	60	59	48
Sun	44	45	44	46	46	51	55	62	64	67	66	64	61	60	59	59	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Burbank to SNA (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burbank to SNA?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 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	45	57	73	70	59	58	60	60	65	67	85	97	88	78	59	48	45
Tue	44	60	84	81	66	63	61	61	61	70	95	109	97	86	65	54	44
Wed	43	59	87	80	69	63	61	63	63	74	83	90	88	81	66	55	44
Thu	43	56	80	79	66	65	63	65	70	83	100	107	99	88	64	54	46
Fri	44	55	72	70	64	61	61	63	75	94	98	99	98	86	65	58	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	57	60	64	65	68	73	76	74	69	67	60	59	48
Sun	44	45	44	46	46	51	55	62	64	67	66	64	61	60	59	59	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	57	73	70	59	58	60	60	65	67	85	97	88	78	59	48	45
Tue	44	60	84	81	66	63	61	61	61	70	95	109	97	86	65	54	44
Wed	43	59	87	80	69	63	61	63	63	74	83	90	88	81	66	55	44
Thu	43	56	80	79	66	65	63	65	70	83	100	107	99	88	64	54	46
Fri	44	55	72	70	64	61	61	63	75	94	98	99	98	86	65	58	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	57	60	64	65	68	73	76	74	69	67	60	59	48
Sun	44	45	44	46	46	51	55	62	64	67	66	64	61	60	59	59	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	57	73	70	59	58	60	60	65	67	85	97	88	78	59	48	45
Tue	44	60	84	81	66	63	61	61	61	70	95	109	97	86	65	54	44
Wed	43	59	87	80	69	63	61	63	63	74	83	90	88	81	66	55	44
Thu	43	56	80	79	66	65	63	65	70	83	100	107	99	88	64	54	46
Fri	44	55	72	70	64	61	61	63	75	94	98	99	98	86	65	58	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	57	60	64	65	68	73	76	74	69	67	60	59	48
Sun	44	45	44	46	46	51	55	62	64	67	66	64	61	60	59	59	48