Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Buena Park

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Koreatown 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	24	27	29	30	29	28	32	32	34	33	49	58	56	48	34	27	25
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About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Koreatown to Buena Park (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 66 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 23 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 Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 23 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 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

More drives

Buena Park to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City

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