Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Northridge

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 12% 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	55	67	71	68	61	58	57	57	58	60	72	82	60	49	44	42
Tue	42	56	70	79	69	66	59	58	54	59	65	86	85	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	53	65	70	68	64	58	57	57	59	70	92	96	74	56	46	43
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	63	57	57	57	60	73	87	95	69	54	49	43
Fri	42	52	57	62	63	58	58	58	61	63	69	72	71	64	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	57	61	57	62	60	61	62	62	60	60	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	54	57	59	60	61	65	59	59	58	53	45

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 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (65 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 11 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 100 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 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Northridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 100 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	55	67	71	68	61	58	57	57	58	60	72	82	60	49	44	42
Tue	42	56	70	79	69	66	59	58	54	59	65	86	85	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	53	65	70	68	64	58	57	57	59	70	92	96	74	56	46	43
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	63	57	57	57	60	73	87	95	69	54	49	43
Fri	42	52	57	62	63	58	58	58	61	63	69	72	71	64	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	57	61	57	62	60	61	62	62	60	60	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	54	57	59	60	61	65	59	59	58	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	55	67	71	68	61	58	57	57	58	60	72	82	60	49	44	42
Tue	42	56	70	79	69	66	59	58	54	59	65	86	85	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	53	65	70	68	64	58	57	57	59	70	92	96	74	56	46	43
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	63	57	57	57	60	73	87	95	69	54	49	43
Fri	42	52	57	62	63	58	58	58	61	63	69	72	71	64	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	57	61	57	62	60	61	62	62	60	60	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	54	57	59	60	61	65	59	59	58	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	55	67	71	68	61	58	57	57	58	60	72	82	60	49	44	42
Tue	42	56	70	79	69	66	59	58	54	59	65	86	85	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	53	65	70	68	64	58	57	57	59	70	92	96	74	56	46	43
Thu	41	53	66	72	68	63	57	57	57	60	73	87	95	69	54	49	43
Fri	42	52	57	62	63	58	58	58	61	63	69	72	71	64	58	51	43
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	57	61	57	62	60	61	62	62	60	60	54	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	54	57	59	60	61	65	59	59	58	53	45