Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Buena Park

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 88 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 West, usually 88 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Apple Valley to Buena Park (via I-15 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Buena Park 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 Apple Valley to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Buena Park?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 85 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Buena Park?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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