Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Burbank

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 31% 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	37	52	62	66	66	58	56	55	57	58	60	62	59	53	45	40	38
Tue	37	53	62	69	67	61	56	55	54	58	62	65	64	56	49	40	38
Wed	37	51	59	64	68	60	57	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	51	43	39
Thu	37	50	60	64	64	56	57	55	56	58	62	67	64	58	53	46	39
Fri	37	49	55	60	59	55	55	58	60	62	67	65	66	62	54	48	40
Sat	38	39	40	42	50	56	61	58	60	59	61	61	59	57	58	50	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	46	51	55	58	59	63	57	56	56	53	49	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Santa Ana to Burbank (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (63 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Burbank?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 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	37	52	62	66	66	58	56	55	57	58	60	62	59	53	45	40	38
Tue	37	53	62	69	67	61	56	55	54	58	62	65	64	56	49	40	38
Wed	37	51	59	64	68	60	57	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	51	43	39
Thu	37	50	60	64	64	56	57	55	56	58	62	67	64	58	53	46	39
Fri	37	49	55	60	59	55	55	58	60	62	67	65	66	62	54	48	40
Sat	38	39	40	42	50	56	61	58	60	59	61	61	59	57	58	50	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	46	51	55	58	59	63	57	56	56	53	49	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	52	62	66	66	58	56	55	57	58	60	62	59	53	45	40	38
Tue	37	53	62	69	67	61	56	55	54	58	62	65	64	56	49	40	38
Wed	37	51	59	64	68	60	57	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	51	43	39
Thu	37	50	60	64	64	56	57	55	56	58	62	67	64	58	53	46	39
Fri	37	49	55	60	59	55	55	58	60	62	67	65	66	62	54	48	40
Sat	38	39	40	42	50	56	61	58	60	59	61	61	59	57	58	50	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	46	51	55	58	59	63	57	56	56	53	49	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	52	62	66	66	58	56	55	57	58	60	62	59	53	45	40	38
Tue	37	53	62	69	67	61	56	55	54	58	62	65	64	56	49	40	38
Wed	37	51	59	64	68	60	57	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	51	43	39
Thu	37	50	60	64	64	56	57	55	56	58	62	67	64	58	53	46	39
Fri	37	49	55	60	59	55	55	58	60	62	67	65	66	62	54	48	40
Sat	38	39	40	42	50	56	61	58	60	59	61	61	59	57	58	50	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	46	51	55	58	59	63	57	56	56	53	49	41