Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Canyon Country

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Buena Park to Canyon Country 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	49	65	72	74	73	68	66	65	68	67	70	73	71	64	58	53	51
Tue	49	68	73	79	72	70	64	64	62	65	70	78	78	68	64	56	51
Wed	49	67	70	71	70	67	64	63	63	64	70	73	75	67	62	56	50
Thu	49	66	70	74	74	70	66	66	65	67	78	85	82	68	63	59	51
Fri	50	62	65	66	67	69	68	70	71	72	76	77	76	73	67	61	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	57	68	74	70	70	70	69	69	67	65	65	62	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	56	68	74	79	82	77	71	65	67	66	61	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Buena Park to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park to central Canyon Country 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 Buena Park to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Canyon Country?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

Canyon Country to Buena Park (return trip) · Buena Park to Los Angeles · Buena Park to Long Beach · Buena Park to Anaheim · Buena Park to Riverside · Buena Park to Santa Ana · Buena Park to Irvine · Buena Park to San Bernardino · Buena Park to Fontana · Buena Park to Moreno Valley · Buena Park to Glendale · Buena Park to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	72	74	73	68	66	65	68	67	70	73	71	64	58	53	51
Tue	49	68	73	79	72	70	64	64	62	65	70	78	78	68	64	56	51
Wed	49	67	70	71	70	67	64	63	63	64	70	73	75	67	62	56	50
Thu	49	66	70	74	74	70	66	66	65	67	78	85	82	68	63	59	51
Fri	50	62	65	66	67	69	68	70	71	72	76	77	76	73	67	61	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	57	68	74	70	70	70	69	69	67	65	65	62	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	56	68	74	79	82	77	71	65	67	66	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	72	74	73	68	66	65	68	67	70	73	71	64	58	53	51
Tue	49	68	73	79	72	70	64	64	62	65	70	78	78	68	64	56	51
Wed	49	67	70	71	70	67	64	63	63	64	70	73	75	67	62	56	50
Thu	49	66	70	74	74	70	66	66	65	67	78	85	82	68	63	59	51
Fri	50	62	65	66	67	69	68	70	71	72	76	77	76	73	67	61	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	57	68	74	70	70	70	69	69	67	65	65	62	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	56	68	74	79	82	77	71	65	67	66	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	72	74	73	68	66	65	68	67	70	73	71	64	58	53	51
Tue	49	68	73	79	72	70	64	64	62	65	70	78	78	68	64	56	51
Wed	49	67	70	71	70	67	64	63	63	64	70	73	75	67	62	56	50
Thu	49	66	70	74	74	70	66	66	65	67	78	85	82	68	63	59	51
Fri	50	62	65	66	67	69	68	70	71	72	76	77	76	73	67	61	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	57	68	74	70	70	70	69	69	67	65	65	62	52
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	56	68	74	79	82	77	71	65	67	66	61	53