Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Buena Park

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 9% 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 North Hollywood 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	33	35	35	35	36	38	38	40	39	54	63	60	54	39	33	31
Tue	29	32	38	39	34	36	37	37	38	43	57	68	68	58	47	35	30
Wed	29	32	38	39	35	35	36	36	38	41	46	53	51	46	41	35	30
Thu	29	32	37	38	35	37	39	39	43	45	61	68	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	37	40	38	37	37	40	44	53	66	64	67	57	44	38	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	42	43	44	43	45	40	37	36	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	35	36	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from North Hollywood to Buena Park (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 71 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 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 North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Buena Park?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 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	31	33	35	35	35	36	38	38	40	39	54	63	60	54	39	33	31
Tue	29	32	38	39	34	36	37	37	38	43	57	68	68	58	47	35	30
Wed	29	32	38	39	35	35	36	36	38	41	46	53	51	46	41	35	30
Thu	29	32	37	38	35	37	39	39	43	45	61	68	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	37	40	38	37	37	40	44	53	66	64	67	57	44	38	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	42	43	44	43	45	40	37	36	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	35	36	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	35	35	36	38	38	40	39	54	63	60	54	39	33	31
Tue	29	32	38	39	34	36	37	37	38	43	57	68	68	58	47	35	30
Wed	29	32	38	39	35	35	36	36	38	41	46	53	51	46	41	35	30
Thu	29	32	37	38	35	37	39	39	43	45	61	68	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	37	40	38	37	37	40	44	53	66	64	67	57	44	38	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	42	43	44	43	45	40	37	36	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	35	36	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	35	35	36	38	38	40	39	54	63	60	54	39	33	31
Tue	29	32	38	39	34	36	37	37	38	43	57	68	68	58	47	35	30
Wed	29	32	38	39	35	35	36	36	38	41	46	53	51	46	41	35	30
Thu	29	32	37	38	35	37	39	39	43	45	61	68	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	37	40	38	37	37	40	44	53	66	64	67	57	44	38	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	42	43	44	43	45	40	37	36	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	35	36	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	33