Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 56 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 Woodland Hills 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	52	63	67	65	58	56	54	55	55	58	72	82	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	54	66	75	66	63	57	56	52	56	63	87	87	65	50	44	42
Wed	40	52	62	67	65	61	55	55	55	57	69	95	100	74	55	45	42
Thu	40	50	63	69	65	61	55	54	54	57	72	88	96	69	52	47	42
Fri	41	50	55	59	61	55	56	55	58	60	67	69	68	62	56	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	45	48	54	58	55	59	57	58	58	60	57	57	52	43
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	51	54	56	57	58	63	56	56	55	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Buena Park to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 103 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Woodland Hills?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 40 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 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	52	63	67	65	58	56	54	55	55	58	72	82	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	54	66	75	66	63	57	56	52	56	63	87	87	65	50	44	42
Wed	40	52	62	67	65	61	55	55	55	57	69	95	100	74	55	45	42
Thu	40	50	63	69	65	61	55	54	54	57	72	88	96	69	52	47	42
Fri	41	50	55	59	61	55	56	55	58	60	67	69	68	62	56	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	45	48	54	58	55	59	57	58	58	60	57	57	52	43
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	51	54	56	57	58	63	56	56	55	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	63	67	65	58	56	54	55	55	58	72	82	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	54	66	75	66	63	57	56	52	56	63	87	87	65	50	44	42
Wed	40	52	62	67	65	61	55	55	55	57	69	95	100	74	55	45	42
Thu	40	50	63	69	65	61	55	54	54	57	72	88	96	69	52	47	42
Fri	41	50	55	59	61	55	56	55	58	60	67	69	68	62	56	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	45	48	54	58	55	59	57	58	58	60	57	57	52	43
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	51	54	56	57	58	63	56	56	55	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	63	67	65	58	56	54	55	55	58	72	82	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	54	66	75	66	63	57	56	52	56	63	87	87	65	50	44	42
Wed	40	52	62	67	65	61	55	55	55	57	69	95	100	74	55	45	42
Thu	40	50	63	69	65	61	55	54	54	57	72	88	96	69	52	47	42
Fri	41	50	55	59	61	55	56	55	58	60	67	69	68	62	56	50	42
Sat	41	42	43	45	48	54	58	55	59	57	58	58	60	57	57	52	43
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	51	54	56	57	58	63	56	56	55	51	44