Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Glendale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Glendale 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	24	34	45	50	48	40	38	38	38	40	42	42	40	34	31	26	25
Tue	24	34	44	55	47	46	40	39	36	40	43	45	43	37	33	27	25
Wed	24	34	44	49	47	43	39	38	37	38	42	43	43	37	34	28	25
Thu	24	33	43	48	47	43	38	38	38	41	47	49	46	38	34	31	25
Fri	24	32	40	43	42	39	40	40	43	45	48	46	47	41	39	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	28	32	39	45	43	44	43	43	44	43	40	41	35	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	35	38	41	40	43	43	39	38	36	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Buena Park to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Glendale 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Glendale?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 24 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	45	50	48	40	38	38	38	40	42	42	40	34	31	26	25
Tue	24	34	44	55	47	46	40	39	36	40	43	45	43	37	33	27	25
Wed	24	34	44	49	47	43	39	38	37	38	42	43	43	37	34	28	25
Thu	24	33	43	48	47	43	38	38	38	41	47	49	46	38	34	31	25
Fri	24	32	40	43	42	39	40	40	43	45	48	46	47	41	39	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	28	32	39	45	43	44	43	43	44	43	40	41	35	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	35	38	41	40	43	43	39	38	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	45	50	48	40	38	38	38	40	42	42	40	34	31	26	25
Tue	24	34	44	55	47	46	40	39	36	40	43	45	43	37	33	27	25
Wed	24	34	44	49	47	43	39	38	37	38	42	43	43	37	34	28	25
Thu	24	33	43	48	47	43	38	38	38	41	47	49	46	38	34	31	25
Fri	24	32	40	43	42	39	40	40	43	45	48	46	47	41	39	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	28	32	39	45	43	44	43	43	44	43	40	41	35	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	35	38	41	40	43	43	39	38	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	45	50	48	40	38	38	38	40	42	42	40	34	31	26	25
Tue	24	34	44	55	47	46	40	39	36	40	43	45	43	37	33	27	25
Wed	24	34	44	49	47	43	39	38	37	38	42	43	43	37	34	28	25
Thu	24	33	43	48	47	43	38	38	38	41	47	49	46	38	34	31	25
Fri	24	32	40	43	42	39	40	40	43	45	48	46	47	41	39	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	28	32	39	45	43	44	43	43	44	43	40	41	35	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	35	38	41	40	43	43	39	38	36	35	28