Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Buena Park

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Mid-City 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	29	31	31	28	29	35	32	36	37	54	64	60	55	34	27	25
Tue	24	26	34	36	28	29	32	33	34	40	55	64	65	59	42	30	24
Wed	24	25	33	35	29	28	30	31	34	38	43	51	48	45	38	30	25
Thu	24	26	34	35	29	31	35	37	41	44	61	63	66	59	43	29	26
Fri	24	25	33	36	34	32	33	37	43	52	61	63	65	57	39	30	27
Sat	24	25	25	28	31	31	35	36	37	39	39	38	35	34	31	30	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	32	31	37	37	39	38	36	35	32	33	31	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Mid-City to Buena Park (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Buena Park?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 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 Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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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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Fri	24	25	33	36	34	32	33	37	43	52	61	63	65	57	39	30	27
Sat	24	25	25	28	31	31	35	36	37	39	39	38	35	34	31	30	27
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	32	31	37	37	39	38	36	35	32	33	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	24	26	34	36	28	29	32	33	34	40	55	64	65	59	42	30	24
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Fri	24	25	33	36	34	32	33	37	43	52	61	63	65	57	39	30	27
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	31	31	28	29	35	32	36	37	54	64	60	55	34	27	25
Tue	24	26	34	36	28	29	32	33	34	40	55	64	65	59	42	30	24
Wed	24	25	33	35	29	28	30	31	34	38	43	51	48	45	38	30	25
Thu	24	26	34	35	29	31	35	37	41	44	61	63	66	59	43	29	26
Fri	24	25	33	36	34	32	33	37	43	52	61	63	65	57	39	30	27
Sat	24	25	25	28	31	31	35	36	37	39	39	38	35	34	31	30	27
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