Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Northridge

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Northridge 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	41	60	88	91	89	77	73	72	76	83	94	94	80	66	58	45	42
Tue	41	63	85	96	91	85	70	73	72	91	100	94	78	68	61	48	42
Wed	41	61	82	87	92	81	76	74	74	87	95	93	81	69	65	52	43
Thu	41	59	82	87	89	80	72	74	80	94	104	100	83	68	65	60	44
Fri	42	52	72	80	78	73	72	79	93	102	99	95	88	78	76	63	45
Sat	43	43	44	50	56	75	79	84	94	93	93	95	89	86	82	68	47
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	56	69	78	85	86	89	83	79	79	75	66	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Buena Park to Northridge (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 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	41	60	88	91	89	77	73	72	76	83	94	94	80	66	58	45	42
Tue	41	63	85	96	91	85	70	73	72	91	100	94	78	68	61	48	42
Wed	41	61	82	87	92	81	76	74	74	87	95	93	81	69	65	52	43
Thu	41	59	82	87	89	80	72	74	80	94	104	100	83	68	65	60	44
Fri	42	52	72	80	78	73	72	79	93	102	99	95	88	78	76	63	45
Sat	43	43	44	50	56	75	79	84	94	93	93	95	89	86	82	68	47
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	56	69	78	85	86	89	83	79	79	75	66	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	60	88	91	89	77	73	72	76	83	94	94	80	66	58	45	42
Tue	41	63	85	96	91	85	70	73	72	91	100	94	78	68	61	48	42
Wed	41	61	82	87	92	81	76	74	74	87	95	93	81	69	65	52	43
Thu	41	59	82	87	89	80	72	74	80	94	104	100	83	68	65	60	44
Fri	42	52	72	80	78	73	72	79	93	102	99	95	88	78	76	63	45
Sat	43	43	44	50	56	75	79	84	94	93	93	95	89	86	82	68	47
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	56	69	78	85	86	89	83	79	79	75	66	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	60	88	91	89	77	73	72	76	83	94	94	80	66	58	45	42
Tue	41	63	85	96	91	85	70	73	72	91	100	94	78	68	61	48	42
Wed	41	61	82	87	92	81	76	74	74	87	95	93	81	69	65	52	43
Thu	41	59	82	87	89	80	72	74	80	94	104	100	83	68	65	60	44
Fri	42	52	72	80	78	73	72	79	93	102	99	95	88	78	76	63	45
Sat	43	43	44	50	56	75	79	84	94	93	93	95	89	86	82	68	47
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	56	69	78	85	86	89	83	79	79	75	66	48