Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to BUR

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 30% 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	57	67	71	71	62	61	59	61	62	65	67	63	58	50	44	42
Tue	41	57	67	75	72	66	60	59	58	62	66	70	68	61	55	46	42
Wed	41	55	63	70	73	64	61	58	58	60	66	70	68	64	56	49	43
Thu	41	54	65	70	69	61	62	60	60	62	66	72	69	62	59	51	43
Fri	41	53	59	65	63	60	59	61	64	65	70	69	68	66	60	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	47	54	59	63	60	64	63	64	65	63	62	63	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	50	55	59	62	63	68	62	61	63	62	56	45

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 75 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 pm on Sundays (68 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 75 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 75 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 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	57	67	71	71	62	61	59	61	62	65	67	63	58	50	44	42
Tue	41	57	67	75	72	66	60	59	58	62	66	70	68	61	55	46	42
Wed	41	55	63	70	73	64	61	58	58	60	66	70	68	64	56	49	43
Thu	41	54	65	70	69	61	62	60	60	62	66	72	69	62	59	51	43
Fri	41	53	59	65	63	60	59	61	64	65	70	69	68	66	60	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	47	54	59	63	60	64	63	64	65	63	62	63	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	50	55	59	62	63	68	62	61	63	62	56	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	57	67	71	71	62	61	59	61	62	65	67	63	58	50	44	42
Tue	41	57	67	75	72	66	60	59	58	62	66	70	68	61	55	46	42
Wed	41	55	63	70	73	64	61	58	58	60	66	70	68	64	56	49	43
Thu	41	54	65	70	69	61	62	60	60	62	66	72	69	62	59	51	43
Fri	41	53	59	65	63	60	59	61	64	65	70	69	68	66	60	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	47	54	59	63	60	64	63	64	65	63	62	63	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	50	55	59	62	63	68	62	61	63	62	56	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	57	67	71	71	62	61	59	61	62	65	67	63	58	50	44	42
Tue	41	57	67	75	72	66	60	59	58	62	66	70	68	61	55	46	42
Wed	41	55	63	70	73	64	61	58	58	60	66	70	68	64	56	49	43
Thu	41	54	65	70	69	61	62	60	60	62	66	72	69	62	59	51	43
Fri	41	53	59	65	63	60	59	61	64	65	70	69	68	66	60	54	44
Sat	42	43	45	47	54	59	63	60	64	63	64	65	63	62	63	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	50	55	59	62	63	68	62	61	63	62	56	45