Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Long Beach
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 29 at this time.
Only 4% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 21 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Tue | 21 | 23 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| Wed | 21 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 42 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Thu | 21 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| Fri | 21 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 22 | 21 |
| Sat | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Sun | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Buena Park to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Long Beach?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 21 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Long Beach?
Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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