Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Buena Park

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-91 East and I-605 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Huntington Beach 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	31	31	35	34	35	35	36	37	36	37	38	37	38	38	35	33	31
Tue	31	31	34	36	36	35	35	36	35	36	38	37	37	36	35	32	31
Wed	31	31	35	37	36	37	38	36	37	40	40	39	42	38	38	39	33
Thu	31	32	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	37	38	38	39	38	36	34	31
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Sat	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	35	33	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Buena Park (via SR-91 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Buena Park?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 31 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Buena Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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