Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Buena Park

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Camarillo 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	66	68	70	72	72	75	78	82	81	103	126	118	115	94	80	69	63
Tue	63	70	73	73	72	75	78	78	84	111	123	117	115	100	86	71	63
Wed	63	69	74	72	72	73	74	78	82	90	106	114	111	93	84	73	64
Thu	63	71	74	73	74	76	80	83	82	118	134	137	123	100	86	76	64
Fri	63	69	74	75	75	76	79	93	104	129	135	134	126	108	85	74	65
Sat	63	64	66	71	72	75	80	82	91	89	90	84	86	80	78	75	64
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	72	75	77	79	82	94	89	89	80	78	75	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Camarillo to Buena Park (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Camarillo 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 Camarillo to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Buena Park?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (54 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	70	72	72	75	78	82	81	103	126	118	115	94	80	69	63
Tue	63	70	73	73	72	75	78	78	84	111	123	117	115	100	86	71	63
Wed	63	69	74	72	72	73	74	78	82	90	106	114	111	93	84	73	64
Thu	63	71	74	73	74	76	80	83	82	118	134	137	123	100	86	76	64
Fri	63	69	74	75	75	76	79	93	104	129	135	134	126	108	85	74	65
Sat	63	64	66	71	72	75	80	82	91	89	90	84	86	80	78	75	64
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	72	75	77	79	82	94	89	89	80	78	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	70	72	72	75	78	82	81	103	126	118	115	94	80	69	63
Tue	63	70	73	73	72	75	78	78	84	111	123	117	115	100	86	71	63
Wed	63	69	74	72	72	73	74	78	82	90	106	114	111	93	84	73	64
Thu	63	71	74	73	74	76	80	83	82	118	134	137	123	100	86	76	64
Fri	63	69	74	75	75	76	79	93	104	129	135	134	126	108	85	74	65
Sat	63	64	66	71	72	75	80	82	91	89	90	84	86	80	78	75	64
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	72	75	77	79	82	94	89	89	80	78	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	70	72	72	75	78	82	81	103	126	118	115	94	80	69	63
Tue	63	70	73	73	72	75	78	78	84	111	123	117	115	100	86	71	63
Wed	63	69	74	72	72	73	74	78	82	90	106	114	111	93	84	73	64
Thu	63	71	74	73	74	76	80	83	82	118	134	137	123	100	86	76	64
Fri	63	69	74	75	75	76	79	93	104	129	135	134	126	108	85	74	65
Sat	63	64	66	71	72	75	80	82	91	89	90	84	86	80	78	75	64
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	72	75	77	79	82	94	89	89	80	78	75	65