Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Burbank

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 37% 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 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	50	68	74	81	79	70	69	71	74	76	78	80	75	69	59	53	50
Tue	50	67	74	83	83	76	72	69	73	76	81	83	79	73	65	53	51
Wed	50	65	72	78	81	74	72	69	71	73	78	84	79	77	66	56	51
Thu	51	64	72	78	78	71	73	71	75	75	80	86	80	74	70	60	52
Fri	50	64	68	73	72	72	72	75	78	78	84	82	82	78	70	61	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	65	75	77	75	77	77	79	78	73	74	74	62	52
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	60	69	71	74	75	80	71	73	73	73	62	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 86 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 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 Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Burbank (East Olive 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 Mission Viejo to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Burbank?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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

More drives

Burbank 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 Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood · Mission Viejo to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	68	74	81	79	70	69	71	74	76	78	80	75	69	59	53	50
Tue	50	67	74	83	83	76	72	69	73	76	81	83	79	73	65	53	51
Wed	50	65	72	78	81	74	72	69	71	73	78	84	79	77	66	56	51
Thu	51	64	72	78	78	71	73	71	75	75	80	86	80	74	70	60	52
Fri	50	64	68	73	72	72	72	75	78	78	84	82	82	78	70	61	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	65	75	77	75	77	77	79	78	73	74	74	62	52
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	60	69	71	74	75	80	71	73	73	73	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	68	74	81	79	70	69	71	74	76	78	80	75	69	59	53	50
Tue	50	67	74	83	83	76	72	69	73	76	81	83	79	73	65	53	51
Wed	50	65	72	78	81	74	72	69	71	73	78	84	79	77	66	56	51
Thu	51	64	72	78	78	71	73	71	75	75	80	86	80	74	70	60	52
Fri	50	64	68	73	72	72	72	75	78	78	84	82	82	78	70	61	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	65	75	77	75	77	77	79	78	73	74	74	62	52
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	60	69	71	74	75	80	71	73	73	73	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	68	74	81	79	70	69	71	74	76	78	80	75	69	59	53	50
Tue	50	67	74	83	83	76	72	69	73	76	81	83	79	73	65	53	51
Wed	50	65	72	78	81	74	72	69	71	73	78	84	79	77	66	56	51
Thu	51	64	72	78	78	71	73	71	75	75	80	86	80	74	70	60	52
Fri	50	64	68	73	72	72	72	75	78	78	84	82	82	78	70	61	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	65	75	77	75	77	77	79	78	73	74	74	62	52
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	60	69	71	74	75	80	71	73	73	73	62	52