Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to BUR

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 9% 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 Santa Ana 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	41	55	67	71	70	63	60	60	61	61	64	67	65	59	52	45	43
Tue	41	57	67	74	71	65	57	58	58	61	65	69	68	62	56	46	43
Wed	41	54	62	68	71	63	61	57	58	60	67	70	70	65	57	49	43
Thu	41	54	64	68	69	61	59	60	60	61	66	71	72	65	58	54	43
Fri	41	53	59	63	63	60	59	60	63	65	69	70	70	68	61	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	46	51	57	59	58	63	62	63	64	63	63	63	55	44
Sun	42	43	42	43	44	49	55	59	61	63	65	62	62	63	61	55	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Santa Ana to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to BUR?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to BUR?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	55	67	71	70	63	60	60	61	61	64	67	65	59	52	45	43
Tue	41	57	67	74	71	65	57	58	58	61	65	69	68	62	56	46	43
Wed	41	54	62	68	71	63	61	57	58	60	67	70	70	65	57	49	43
Thu	41	54	64	68	69	61	59	60	60	61	66	71	72	65	58	54	43
Fri	41	53	59	63	63	60	59	60	63	65	69	70	70	68	61	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	46	51	57	59	58	63	62	63	64	63	63	63	55	44
Sun	42	43	42	43	44	49	55	59	61	63	65	62	62	63	61	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	55	67	71	70	63	60	60	61	61	64	67	65	59	52	45	43
Tue	41	57	67	74	71	65	57	58	58	61	65	69	68	62	56	46	43
Wed	41	54	62	68	71	63	61	57	58	60	67	70	70	65	57	49	43
Thu	41	54	64	68	69	61	59	60	60	61	66	71	72	65	58	54	43
Fri	41	53	59	63	63	60	59	60	63	65	69	70	70	68	61	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	46	51	57	59	58	63	62	63	64	63	63	63	55	44
Sun	42	43	42	43	44	49	55	59	61	63	65	62	62	63	61	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	55	67	71	70	63	60	60	61	61	64	67	65	59	52	45	43
Tue	41	57	67	74	71	65	57	58	58	61	65	69	68	62	56	46	43
Wed	41	54	62	68	71	63	61	57	58	60	67	70	70	65	57	49	43
Thu	41	54	64	68	69	61	59	60	60	61	66	71	72	65	58	54	43
Fri	41	53	59	63	63	60	59	60	63	65	69	70	70	68	61	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	46	51	57	59	58	63	62	63	64	63	63	63	55	44
Sun	42	43	42	43	44	49	55	59	61	63	65	62	62	63	61	55	46