Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Burbank

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Placentia 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	35	46	55	60	58	53	50	49	50	51	53	54	52	47	42	37	35
Tue	34	47	56	64	59	55	50	50	48	50	53	56	53	47	43	37	35
Wed	34	46	54	58	58	53	50	49	48	50	55	57	55	50	45	39	36
Thu	34	45	55	59	58	51	50	49	50	51	55	58	56	49	45	41	36
Fri	34	45	50	53	52	50	50	51	54	56	58	57	56	55	49	43	36
Sat	35	36	38	39	43	49	52	49	53	52	53	53	52	51	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	41	45	49	50	51	52	51	49	50	49	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Placentia to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 Placentia 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 Placentia to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 34 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (1.9 miles)

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

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Burbank to Placentia (return trip) · Placentia to Los Angeles · Placentia to Long Beach · Placentia to Riverside · Placentia to Santa Ana · Placentia to Irvine · Placentia to San Bernardino · Placentia to Huntington Beach · Placentia to Glendale · Placentia to Santa Clarita · Placentia to Garden Grove · Placentia to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	55	60	58	53	50	49	50	51	53	54	52	47	42	37	35
Tue	34	47	56	64	59	55	50	50	48	50	53	56	53	47	43	37	35
Wed	34	46	54	58	58	53	50	49	48	50	55	57	55	50	45	39	36
Thu	34	45	55	59	58	51	50	49	50	51	55	58	56	49	45	41	36
Fri	34	45	50	53	52	50	50	51	54	56	58	57	56	55	49	43	36
Sat	35	36	38	39	43	49	52	49	53	52	53	53	52	51	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	41	45	49	50	51	52	51	49	50	49	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	55	60	58	53	50	49	50	51	53	54	52	47	42	37	35
Tue	34	47	56	64	59	55	50	50	48	50	53	56	53	47	43	37	35
Wed	34	46	54	58	58	53	50	49	48	50	55	57	55	50	45	39	36
Thu	34	45	55	59	58	51	50	49	50	51	55	58	56	49	45	41	36
Fri	34	45	50	53	52	50	50	51	54	56	58	57	56	55	49	43	36
Sat	35	36	38	39	43	49	52	49	53	52	53	53	52	51	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	41	45	49	50	51	52	51	49	50	49	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	55	60	58	53	50	49	50	51	53	54	52	47	42	37	35
Tue	34	47	56	64	59	55	50	50	48	50	53	56	53	47	43	37	35
Wed	34	46	54	58	58	53	50	49	48	50	55	57	55	50	45	39	36
Thu	34	45	55	59	58	51	50	49	50	51	55	58	56	49	45	41	36
Fri	34	45	50	53	52	50	50	51	54	56	58	57	56	55	49	43	36
Sat	35	36	38	39	43	49	52	49	53	52	53	53	52	51	51	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	41	45	49	50	51	52	51	49	50	49	45	38