Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Valencia

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 9% 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 Valencia 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	51	60	71	75	74	71	70	68	72	70	72	76	74	67	62	56	54
Tue	51	60	71	79	72	72	66	65	63	67	71	81	86	73	68	59	54
Wed	50	59	68	72	72	69	65	65	65	66	72	74	79	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	60	73	76	77	74	69	70	69	72	85	93	87	73	66	62	52
Fri	52	59	66	67	70	74	74	75	76	77	81	81	80	76	69	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	58	71	77	73	74	74	71	71	70	67	67	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	59	76	88	96	98	86	76	68	71	69	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Buena Park to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 50 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (49 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	71	75	74	71	70	68	72	70	72	76	74	67	62	56	54
Tue	51	60	71	79	72	72	66	65	63	67	71	81	86	73	68	59	54
Wed	50	59	68	72	72	69	65	65	65	66	72	74	79	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	60	73	76	77	74	69	70	69	72	85	93	87	73	66	62	52
Fri	52	59	66	67	70	74	74	75	76	77	81	81	80	76	69	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	58	71	77	73	74	74	71	71	70	67	67	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	59	76	88	96	98	86	76	68	71	69	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	71	75	74	71	70	68	72	70	72	76	74	67	62	56	54
Tue	51	60	71	79	72	72	66	65	63	67	71	81	86	73	68	59	54
Wed	50	59	68	72	72	69	65	65	65	66	72	74	79	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	60	73	76	77	74	69	70	69	72	85	93	87	73	66	62	52
Fri	52	59	66	67	70	74	74	75	76	77	81	81	80	76	69	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	58	71	77	73	74	74	71	71	70	67	67	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	59	76	88	96	98	86	76	68	71	69	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	71	75	74	71	70	68	72	70	72	76	74	67	62	56	54
Tue	51	60	71	79	72	72	66	65	63	67	71	81	86	73	68	59	54
Wed	50	59	68	72	72	69	65	65	65	66	72	74	79	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	60	73	76	77	74	69	70	69	72	85	93	87	73	66	62	52
Fri	52	59	66	67	70	74	74	75	76	77	81	81	80	76	69	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	56	58	71	77	73	74	74	71	71	70	67	67	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	59	76	88	96	98	86	76	68	71	69	64	55