Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Buena Park

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Glendale 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	25	29	34	36	34	34	36	36	38	38	53	61	56	50	35	28	25
Tue	24	28	37	39	37	38	36	37	35	43	58	66	64	53	41	32	25
Wed	24	28	39	40	38	36	37	38	38	45	53	57	57	52	42	32	25
Thu	24	28	37	39	37	40	38	39	42	49	63	65	65	58	41	32	26
Fri	24	27	36	41	40	36	37	37	47	58	63	64	62	55	39	35	27
Sat	25	26	26	28	32	35	39	40	43	47	49	48	45	42	37	38	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	32	38	39	42	41	41	37	36	35	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Glendale to Buena Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale 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 Glendale to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 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	25	29	34	36	34	34	36	36	38	38	53	61	56	50	35	28	25
Tue	24	28	37	39	37	38	36	37	35	43	58	66	64	53	41	32	25
Wed	24	28	39	40	38	36	37	38	38	45	53	57	57	52	42	32	25
Thu	24	28	37	39	37	40	38	39	42	49	63	65	65	58	41	32	26
Fri	24	27	36	41	40	36	37	37	47	58	63	64	62	55	39	35	27
Sat	25	26	26	28	32	35	39	40	43	47	49	48	45	42	37	38	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	32	38	39	42	41	41	37	36	35	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	34	36	34	34	36	36	38	38	53	61	56	50	35	28	25
Tue	24	28	37	39	37	38	36	37	35	43	58	66	64	53	41	32	25
Wed	24	28	39	40	38	36	37	38	38	45	53	57	57	52	42	32	25
Thu	24	28	37	39	37	40	38	39	42	49	63	65	65	58	41	32	26
Fri	24	27	36	41	40	36	37	37	47	58	63	64	62	55	39	35	27
Sat	25	26	26	28	32	35	39	40	43	47	49	48	45	42	37	38	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	32	38	39	42	41	41	37	36	35	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	34	36	34	34	36	36	38	38	53	61	56	50	35	28	25
Tue	24	28	37	39	37	38	36	37	35	43	58	66	64	53	41	32	25
Wed	24	28	39	40	38	36	37	38	38	45	53	57	57	52	42	32	25
Thu	24	28	37	39	37	40	38	39	42	49	63	65	65	58	41	32	26
Fri	24	27	36	41	40	36	37	37	47	58	63	64	62	55	39	35	27
Sat	25	26	26	28	32	35	39	40	43	47	49	48	45	42	37	38	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	30	32	38	39	42	41	41	37	36	35	35	28