Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Buena Park

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Burbank to Buena Park 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	28	32	36	38	37	36	39	38	41	40	55	62	58	53	37	30	28
Tue	27	31	40	45	41	40	38	38	38	46	61	68	66	59	43	34	27
Wed	27	31	41	45	43	39	39	40	40	47	55	58	59	56	44	34	28
Thu	27	31	39	42	42	41	40	42	45	53	67	69	69	60	43	34	29
Fri	27	30	38	42	42	38	38	40	50	62	65	66	66	58	43	37	29
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	37	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	44	39	38	31
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	33	35	41	42	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Burbank to Buena Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 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 Burbank to central Buena Park 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 Burbank to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 26 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Buena Park?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	28	32	36	38	37	36	39	38	41	40	55	62	58	53	37	30	28
Tue	27	31	40	45	41	40	38	38	38	46	61	68	66	59	43	34	27
Wed	27	31	41	45	43	39	39	40	40	47	55	58	59	56	44	34	28
Thu	27	31	39	42	42	41	40	42	45	53	67	69	69	60	43	34	29
Fri	27	30	38	42	42	38	38	40	50	62	65	66	66	58	43	37	29
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	37	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	44	39	38	31
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	33	35	41	42	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	38	37	36	39	38	41	40	55	62	58	53	37	30	28
Tue	27	31	40	45	41	40	38	38	38	46	61	68	66	59	43	34	27
Wed	27	31	41	45	43	39	39	40	40	47	55	58	59	56	44	34	28
Thu	27	31	39	42	42	41	40	42	45	53	67	69	69	60	43	34	29
Fri	27	30	38	42	42	38	38	40	50	62	65	66	66	58	43	37	29
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	37	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	44	39	38	31
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	33	35	41	42	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	38	37	36	39	38	41	40	55	62	58	53	37	30	28
Tue	27	31	40	45	41	40	38	38	38	46	61	68	66	59	43	34	27
Wed	27	31	41	45	43	39	39	40	40	47	55	58	59	56	44	34	28
Thu	27	31	39	42	42	41	40	42	45	53	67	69	69	60	43	34	29
Fri	27	30	38	42	42	38	38	40	50	62	65	66	66	58	43	37	29
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	37	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	44	39	38	31
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	33	35	41	42	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	30