Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Burbank

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Laguna Niguel to Burbank 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	59	75	78	83	79	72	73	74	77	78	82	83	79	73	66	60	58
Tue	59	73	81	85	85	77	74	73	75	79	85	86	82	78	69	60	58
Wed	59	71	78	81	81	76	75	74	75	77	85	88	84	80	71	62	58
Thu	59	72	79	83	81	75	75	75	76	79	85	89	82	77	72	64	58
Fri	59	71	73	76	74	75	75	78	81	82	87	87	85	81	73	65	58
Sat	57	59	61	62	70	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	76	76	75	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	61	66	72	74	76	77	80	75	76	77	77	67	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to central Burbank 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 Laguna Niguel to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Burbank?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Burbank?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	59	75	78	83	79	72	73	74	77	78	82	83	79	73	66	60	58
Tue	59	73	81	85	85	77	74	73	75	79	85	86	82	78	69	60	58
Wed	59	71	78	81	81	76	75	74	75	77	85	88	84	80	71	62	58
Thu	59	72	79	83	81	75	75	75	76	79	85	89	82	77	72	64	58
Fri	59	71	73	76	74	75	75	78	81	82	87	87	85	81	73	65	58
Sat	57	59	61	62	70	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	76	76	75	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	61	66	72	74	76	77	80	75	76	77	77	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	78	83	79	72	73	74	77	78	82	83	79	73	66	60	58
Tue	59	73	81	85	85	77	74	73	75	79	85	86	82	78	69	60	58
Wed	59	71	78	81	81	76	75	74	75	77	85	88	84	80	71	62	58
Thu	59	72	79	83	81	75	75	75	76	79	85	89	82	77	72	64	58
Fri	59	71	73	76	74	75	75	78	81	82	87	87	85	81	73	65	58
Sat	57	59	61	62	70	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	76	76	75	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	61	66	72	74	76	77	80	75	76	77	77	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	78	83	79	72	73	74	77	78	82	83	79	73	66	60	58
Tue	59	73	81	85	85	77	74	73	75	79	85	86	82	78	69	60	58
Wed	59	71	78	81	81	76	75	74	75	77	85	88	84	80	71	62	58
Thu	59	72	79	83	81	75	75	75	76	79	85	89	82	77	72	64	58
Fri	59	71	73	76	74	75	75	78	81	82	87	87	85	81	73	65	58
Sat	57	59	61	62	70	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	76	76	75	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	61	66	72	74	76	77	80	75	76	77	77	67	58