Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	32	45	67	70	70	61	57	56	59	64	73	74	64	53	46	36	34
Tue	33	48	65	77	71	68	57	59	55	69	78	77	63	54	50	39	33
Wed	32	46	63	67	71	63	58	58	57	66	75	73	66	55	52	41	34
Thu	32	45	63	69	71	63	56	57	61	73	82	79	69	55	51	48	35
Fri	33	41	55	62	60	57	58	63	71	79	78	75	70	62	59	51	36
Sat	34	34	35	39	43	58	62	64	71	71	70	72	68	66	64	55	37
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	42	52	59	64	66	68	66	62	62	60	52	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Buena Park to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 82 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 4 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 Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Sherman Oaks?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 32 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 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	32	45	67	70	70	61	57	56	59	64	73	74	64	53	46	36	34
Tue	33	48	65	77	71	68	57	59	55	69	78	77	63	54	50	39	33
Wed	32	46	63	67	71	63	58	58	57	66	75	73	66	55	52	41	34
Thu	32	45	63	69	71	63	56	57	61	73	82	79	69	55	51	48	35
Fri	33	41	55	62	60	57	58	63	71	79	78	75	70	62	59	51	36
Sat	34	34	35	39	43	58	62	64	71	71	70	72	68	66	64	55	37
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	42	52	59	64	66	68	66	62	62	60	52	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	45	67	70	70	61	57	56	59	64	73	74	64	53	46	36	34
Tue	33	48	65	77	71	68	57	59	55	69	78	77	63	54	50	39	33
Wed	32	46	63	67	71	63	58	58	57	66	75	73	66	55	52	41	34
Thu	32	45	63	69	71	63	56	57	61	73	82	79	69	55	51	48	35
Fri	33	41	55	62	60	57	58	63	71	79	78	75	70	62	59	51	36
Sat	34	34	35	39	43	58	62	64	71	71	70	72	68	66	64	55	37
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	42	52	59	64	66	68	66	62	62	60	52	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	45	67	70	70	61	57	56	59	64	73	74	64	53	46	36	34
Tue	33	48	65	77	71	68	57	59	55	69	78	77	63	54	50	39	33
Wed	32	46	63	67	71	63	58	58	57	66	75	73	66	55	52	41	34
Thu	32	45	63	69	71	63	56	57	61	73	82	79	69	55	51	48	35
Fri	33	41	55	62	60	57	58	63	71	79	78	75	70	62	59	51	36
Sat	34	34	35	39	43	58	62	64	71	71	70	72	68	66	64	55	37
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	42	52	59	64	66	68	66	62	62	60	52	37