Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 100 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 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	61	89	93	90	78	75	73	77	87	99	98	82	67	59	44	42
Tue	40	63	86	98	94	87	71	74	75	97	105	96	79	69	62	48	41
Wed	40	61	82	87	95	83	78	76	77	90	99	95	81	70	66	51	43
Thu	40	59	82	89	91	81	73	75	84	100	108	102	84	68	66	61	43
Fri	41	51	72	81	78	74	73	82	98	106	103	97	88	79	78	64	45
Sat	42	42	43	50	56	77	82	89	99	97	98	99	92	89	84	68	46
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	57	71	82	88	88	92	85	81	80	77	66	48

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 108 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (100 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 108 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 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 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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Woodland Hills to Buena Park (return trip) · Buena Park to Los Angeles · Buena Park to Long Beach · Buena Park to Anaheim · Buena Park to Riverside · Buena Park to Santa Ana · Buena Park to Irvine · Buena Park to San Bernardino · Buena Park to Fontana · Buena Park to Moreno Valley · Buena Park to Glendale · Buena Park to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	89	93	90	78	75	73	77	87	99	98	82	67	59	44	42
Tue	40	63	86	98	94	87	71	74	75	97	105	96	79	69	62	48	41
Wed	40	61	82	87	95	83	78	76	77	90	99	95	81	70	66	51	43
Thu	40	59	82	89	91	81	73	75	84	100	108	102	84	68	66	61	43
Fri	41	51	72	81	78	74	73	82	98	106	103	97	88	79	78	64	45
Sat	42	42	43	50	56	77	82	89	99	97	98	99	92	89	84	68	46
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	57	71	82	88	88	92	85	81	80	77	66	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	89	93	90	78	75	73	77	87	99	98	82	67	59	44	42
Tue	40	63	86	98	94	87	71	74	75	97	105	96	79	69	62	48	41
Wed	40	61	82	87	95	83	78	76	77	90	99	95	81	70	66	51	43
Thu	40	59	82	89	91	81	73	75	84	100	108	102	84	68	66	61	43
Fri	41	51	72	81	78	74	73	82	98	106	103	97	88	79	78	64	45
Sat	42	42	43	50	56	77	82	89	99	97	98	99	92	89	84	68	46
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	57	71	82	88	88	92	85	81	80	77	66	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	89	93	90	78	75	73	77	87	99	98	82	67	59	44	42
Tue	40	63	86	98	94	87	71	74	75	97	105	96	79	69	62	48	41
Wed	40	61	82	87	95	83	78	76	77	90	99	95	81	70	66	51	43
Thu	40	59	82	89	91	81	73	75	84	100	108	102	84	68	66	61	43
Fri	41	51	72	81	78	74	73	82	98	106	103	97	88	79	78	64	45
Sat	42	42	43	50	56	77	82	89	99	97	98	99	92	89	84	68	46
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	57	71	82	88	88	92	85	81	80	77	66	48