Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Burbank

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 46% 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 San Clemente 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	64	80	84	89	83	78	79	80	84	86	89	88	84	78	70	65	62
Tue	65	79	88	92	90	82	81	79	82	86	91	92	87	83	74	65	63
Wed	64	77	84	87	87	83	82	81	83	84	91	93	89	85	75	67	63
Thu	64	77	84	88	86	81	82	82	84	88	92	96	87	82	77	68	63
Fri	64	76	78	82	80	82	82	85	89	91	96	95	91	86	78	69	63
Sat	62	64	66	68	75	82	84	88	88	87	87	88	85	83	81	70	64
Sun	62	63	63	64	67	72	79	82	84	87	90	87	85	85	82	71	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from San Clemente to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 96 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente 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 San Clemente to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Burbank?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 62 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Burbank?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (50 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

Burbank to San Clemente (return trip) · San Clemente to Los Angeles · San Clemente to San Diego · San Clemente to Santa Monica · San Clemente to Long Beach · San Clemente to Anaheim · San Clemente to Riverside · San Clemente to Santa Ana · San Clemente to Chula Vista · San Clemente to Irvine · San Clemente to San Bernardino · San Clemente to Santa Barbara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	80	84	89	83	78	79	80	84	86	89	88	84	78	70	65	62
Tue	65	79	88	92	90	82	81	79	82	86	91	92	87	83	74	65	63
Wed	64	77	84	87	87	83	82	81	83	84	91	93	89	85	75	67	63
Thu	64	77	84	88	86	81	82	82	84	88	92	96	87	82	77	68	63
Fri	64	76	78	82	80	82	82	85	89	91	96	95	91	86	78	69	63
Sat	62	64	66	68	75	82	84	88	88	87	87	88	85	83	81	70	64
Sun	62	63	63	64	67	72	79	82	84	87	90	87	85	85	82	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	80	84	89	83	78	79	80	84	86	89	88	84	78	70	65	62
Tue	65	79	88	92	90	82	81	79	82	86	91	92	87	83	74	65	63
Wed	64	77	84	87	87	83	82	81	83	84	91	93	89	85	75	67	63
Thu	64	77	84	88	86	81	82	82	84	88	92	96	87	82	77	68	63
Fri	64	76	78	82	80	82	82	85	89	91	96	95	91	86	78	69	63
Sat	62	64	66	68	75	82	84	88	88	87	87	88	85	83	81	70	64
Sun	62	63	63	64	67	72	79	82	84	87	90	87	85	85	82	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	80	84	89	83	78	79	80	84	86	89	88	84	78	70	65	62
Tue	65	79	88	92	90	82	81	79	82	86	91	92	87	83	74	65	63
Wed	64	77	84	87	87	83	82	81	83	84	91	93	89	85	75	67	63
Thu	64	77	84	88	86	81	82	82	84	88	92	96	87	82	77	68	63
Fri	64	76	78	82	80	82	82	85	89	91	96	95	91	86	78	69	63
Sat	62	64	66	68	75	82	84	88	88	87	87	88	85	83	81	70	64
Sun	62	63	63	64	67	72	79	82	84	87	90	87	85	85	82	71	63