Best Time to Drive from SNA to BUR

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-5 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 34% 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 SNA 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	46	63	72	77	75	69	66	66	68	72	77	82	77	71	59	51	48
Tue	46	63	70	80	77	71	63	64	67	73	80	84	82	78	67	52	48
Wed	46	59	67	74	76	68	66	64	67	72	79	86	84	82	66	54	48
Thu	46	60	69	74	73	67	66	66	67	72	79	87	84	78	71	59	48
Fri	46	60	64	68	68	65	65	67	73	77	83	82	83	77	68	59	48
Sat	47	48	50	52	57	62	65	64	69	68	70	71	70	70	70	59	50
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	55	61	65	67	69	71	67	68	69	67	61	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from SNA to BUR (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 88 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to BUR?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to BUR?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 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	46	63	72	77	75	69	66	66	68	72	77	82	77	71	59	51	48
Tue	46	63	70	80	77	71	63	64	67	73	80	84	82	78	67	52	48
Wed	46	59	67	74	76	68	66	64	67	72	79	86	84	82	66	54	48
Thu	46	60	69	74	73	67	66	66	67	72	79	87	84	78	71	59	48
Fri	46	60	64	68	68	65	65	67	73	77	83	82	83	77	68	59	48
Sat	47	48	50	52	57	62	65	64	69	68	70	71	70	70	70	59	50
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	55	61	65	67	69	71	67	68	69	67	61	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	63	72	77	75	69	66	66	68	72	77	82	77	71	59	51	48
Tue	46	63	70	80	77	71	63	64	67	73	80	84	82	78	67	52	48
Wed	46	59	67	74	76	68	66	64	67	72	79	86	84	82	66	54	48
Thu	46	60	69	74	73	67	66	66	67	72	79	87	84	78	71	59	48
Fri	46	60	64	68	68	65	65	67	73	77	83	82	83	77	68	59	48
Sat	47	48	50	52	57	62	65	64	69	68	70	71	70	70	70	59	50
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	55	61	65	67	69	71	67	68	69	67	61	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	63	72	77	75	69	66	66	68	72	77	82	77	71	59	51	48
Tue	46	63	70	80	77	71	63	64	67	73	80	84	82	78	67	52	48
Wed	46	59	67	74	76	68	66	64	67	72	79	86	84	82	66	54	48
Thu	46	60	69	74	73	67	66	66	67	72	79	87	84	78	71	59	48
Fri	46	60	64	68	68	65	65	67	73	77	83	82	83	77	68	59	48
Sat	47	48	50	52	57	62	65	64	69	68	70	71	70	70	70	59	50
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	55	61	65	67	69	71	67	68	69	67	61	50