Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Burbank

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Lake Elsinore 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	76	108	126	120	104	92	89	88	90	92	95	90	85	79	74	72	70
Tue	75	110	133	129	111	95	89	86	88	92	96	94	89	85	79	73	71
Wed	75	105	123	125	108	97	89	87	88	92	98	96	91	85	77	72	70
Thu	74	107	123	119	103	93	89	89	90	95	101	99	90	83	80	74	70
Fri	74	92	97	101	94	92	90	94	96	99	101	100	97	92	86	76	71
Sat	70	73	75	77	86	90	92	96	96	95	96	95	91	88	84	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	72	76	83	89	93	93	93	93	87	86	86	84	78	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Burbank (via I-5 North and SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 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 Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Burbank?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Burbank?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	76	108	126	120	104	92	89	88	90	92	95	90	85	79	74	72	70
Tue	75	110	133	129	111	95	89	86	88	92	96	94	89	85	79	73	71
Wed	75	105	123	125	108	97	89	87	88	92	98	96	91	85	77	72	70
Thu	74	107	123	119	103	93	89	89	90	95	101	99	90	83	80	74	70
Fri	74	92	97	101	94	92	90	94	96	99	101	100	97	92	86	76	71
Sat	70	73	75	77	86	90	92	96	96	95	96	95	91	88	84	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	72	76	83	89	93	93	93	93	87	86	86	84	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	108	126	120	104	92	89	88	90	92	95	90	85	79	74	72	70
Tue	75	110	133	129	111	95	89	86	88	92	96	94	89	85	79	73	71
Wed	75	105	123	125	108	97	89	87	88	92	98	96	91	85	77	72	70
Thu	74	107	123	119	103	93	89	89	90	95	101	99	90	83	80	74	70
Fri	74	92	97	101	94	92	90	94	96	99	101	100	97	92	86	76	71
Sat	70	73	75	77	86	90	92	96	96	95	96	95	91	88	84	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	72	76	83	89	93	93	93	93	87	86	86	84	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	108	126	120	104	92	89	88	90	92	95	90	85	79	74	72	70
Tue	75	110	133	129	111	95	89	86	88	92	96	94	89	85	79	73	71
Wed	75	105	123	125	108	97	89	87	88	92	98	96	91	85	77	72	70
Thu	74	107	123	119	103	93	89	89	90	95	101	99	90	83	80	74	70
Fri	74	92	97	101	94	92	90	94	96	99	101	100	97	92	86	76	71
Sat	70	73	75	77	86	90	92	96	96	95	96	95	91	88	84	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	72	76	83	89	93	93	93	93	87	86	86	84	78	70