Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Buena Park

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Canyon Country 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	51	64	75	74	65	64	63	63	64	71	81	85	81	72	58	52	50
Tue	49	72	91	89	74	68	62	63	65	75	87	96	89	80	63	55	50
Wed	48	64	80	80	75	64	62	61	63	70	75	79	77	71	62	56	50
Thu	49	65	84	75	71	67	65	66	69	81	89	91	92	81	61	58	51
Fri	49	61	69	68	65	62	63	68	78	89	88	88	91	76	64	59	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	60	61	64	66	70	74	73	69	70	67	61	59	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	56	60	65	66	67	65	66	63	64	61	60	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Canyon Country to Buena Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Buena Park?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Buena Park to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	75	74	65	64	63	63	64	71	81	85	81	72	58	52	50
Tue	49	72	91	89	74	68	62	63	65	75	87	96	89	80	63	55	50
Wed	48	64	80	80	75	64	62	61	63	70	75	79	77	71	62	56	50
Thu	49	65	84	75	71	67	65	66	69	81	89	91	92	81	61	58	51
Fri	49	61	69	68	65	62	63	68	78	89	88	88	91	76	64	59	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	60	61	64	66	70	74	73	69	70	67	61	59	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	56	60	65	66	67	65	66	63	64	61	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	75	74	65	64	63	63	64	71	81	85	81	72	58	52	50
Tue	49	72	91	89	74	68	62	63	65	75	87	96	89	80	63	55	50
Wed	48	64	80	80	75	64	62	61	63	70	75	79	77	71	62	56	50
Thu	49	65	84	75	71	67	65	66	69	81	89	91	92	81	61	58	51
Fri	49	61	69	68	65	62	63	68	78	89	88	88	91	76	64	59	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	60	61	64	66	70	74	73	69	70	67	61	59	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	56	60	65	66	67	65	66	63	64	61	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	75	74	65	64	63	63	64	71	81	85	81	72	58	52	50
Tue	49	72	91	89	74	68	62	63	65	75	87	96	89	80	63	55	50
Wed	48	64	80	80	75	64	62	61	63	70	75	79	77	71	62	56	50
Thu	49	65	84	75	71	67	65	66	69	81	89	91	92	81	61	58	51
Fri	49	61	69	68	65	62	63	68	78	89	88	88	91	76	64	59	52
Sat	50	52	53	56	60	61	64	66	70	74	73	69	70	67	61	59	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	56	60	65	66	67	65	66	63	64	61	60	51