Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to BUR

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Mission Viejo to BUR 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	54	72	78	85	83	74	73	75	79	80	82	84	79	74	64	58	54
Tue	54	71	78	87	87	79	76	73	77	80	85	87	83	78	70	58	54
Wed	54	69	76	83	85	78	76	73	75	77	82	88	84	82	72	62	55
Thu	54	68	76	84	82	75	77	75	78	79	84	91	84	79	75	64	55
Fri	54	68	72	77	76	75	76	78	82	82	87	86	85	83	75	65	55
Sat	54	56	58	60	69	77	80	79	81	80	82	82	77	78	78	66	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	58	64	72	75	78	80	86	75	78	79	80	67	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Mission Viejo to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Mission Viejo to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to BUR?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to BUR?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

BUR to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · Mission Viejo to Long Beach · Mission Viejo to West Covina · Mission Viejo to Burbank · Mission Viejo to Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	78	85	83	74	73	75	79	80	82	84	79	74	64	58	54
Tue	54	71	78	87	87	79	76	73	77	80	85	87	83	78	70	58	54
Wed	54	69	76	83	85	78	76	73	75	77	82	88	84	82	72	62	55
Thu	54	68	76	84	82	75	77	75	78	79	84	91	84	79	75	64	55
Fri	54	68	72	77	76	75	76	78	82	82	87	86	85	83	75	65	55
Sat	54	56	58	60	69	77	80	79	81	80	82	82	77	78	78	66	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	58	64	72	75	78	80	86	75	78	79	80	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	78	85	83	74	73	75	79	80	82	84	79	74	64	58	54
Tue	54	71	78	87	87	79	76	73	77	80	85	87	83	78	70	58	54
Wed	54	69	76	83	85	78	76	73	75	77	82	88	84	82	72	62	55
Thu	54	68	76	84	82	75	77	75	78	79	84	91	84	79	75	64	55
Fri	54	68	72	77	76	75	76	78	82	82	87	86	85	83	75	65	55
Sat	54	56	58	60	69	77	80	79	81	80	82	82	77	78	78	66	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	58	64	72	75	78	80	86	75	78	79	80	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	78	85	83	74	73	75	79	80	82	84	79	74	64	58	54
Tue	54	71	78	87	87	79	76	73	77	80	85	87	83	78	70	58	54
Wed	54	69	76	83	85	78	76	73	75	77	82	88	84	82	72	62	55
Thu	54	68	76	84	82	75	77	75	78	79	84	91	84	79	75	64	55
Fri	54	68	72	77	76	75	76	78	82	82	87	86	85	83	75	65	55
Sat	54	56	58	60	69	77	80	79	81	80	82	82	77	78	78	66	56
Sun	54	54	55	55	58	64	72	75	78	80	86	75	78	79	80	67	56