Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Burbank

Right now (6:20 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 29% 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 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	38	49	63	67	60	53	50	49	49	52	58	59	58	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	52	66	70	62	54	50	48	48	51	57	61	63	56	45	40	38
Wed	38	50	64	68	63	55	50	48	49	52	59	63	62	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	51	66	68	63	56	51	50	50	53	59	64	63	56	47	41	39
Fri	38	48	58	61	58	55	53	53	56	60	66	66	64	59	48	43	39
Sat	38	39	40	41	45	48	52	54	56	56	56	55	53	49	46	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	45	47	50	53	54	54	51	49	47	46	46	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Santa Ana to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 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 Santa Ana to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 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	38	49	63	67	60	53	50	49	49	52	58	59	58	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	52	66	70	62	54	50	48	48	51	57	61	63	56	45	40	38
Wed	38	50	64	68	63	55	50	48	49	52	59	63	62	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	51	66	68	63	56	51	50	50	53	59	64	63	56	47	41	39
Fri	38	48	58	61	58	55	53	53	56	60	66	66	64	59	48	43	39
Sat	38	39	40	41	45	48	52	54	56	56	56	55	53	49	46	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	45	47	50	53	54	54	51	49	47	46	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	63	67	60	53	50	49	49	52	58	59	58	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	52	66	70	62	54	50	48	48	51	57	61	63	56	45	40	38
Wed	38	50	64	68	63	55	50	48	49	52	59	63	62	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	51	66	68	63	56	51	50	50	53	59	64	63	56	47	41	39
Fri	38	48	58	61	58	55	53	53	56	60	66	66	64	59	48	43	39
Sat	38	39	40	41	45	48	52	54	56	56	56	55	53	49	46	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	45	47	50	53	54	54	51	49	47	46	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	63	67	60	53	50	49	49	52	58	59	58	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	52	66	70	62	54	50	48	48	51	57	61	63	56	45	40	38
Wed	38	50	64	68	63	55	50	48	49	52	59	63	62	56	46	41	39
Thu	38	51	66	68	63	56	51	50	50	53	59	64	63	56	47	41	39
Fri	38	48	58	61	58	55	53	53	56	60	66	66	64	59	48	43	39
Sat	38	39	40	41	45	48	52	54	56	56	56	55	53	49	46	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	45	47	50	53	54	54	51	49	47	46	46	40