Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Buena Park

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Riverside 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	40	51	59	59	50	43	43	41	41	42	44	45	44	42	38	38	37
Tue	38	52	65	64	56	46	42	41	41	43	44	46	45	44	38	37	36
Wed	40	53	66	65	57	46	42	42	42	43	47	48	47	44	39	37	36
Thu	38	51	58	57	51	45	42	43	42	42	44	46	47	44	39	37	36
Fri	37	45	45	45	45	44	42	43	45	45	45	47	47	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	43	41	40	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	41	42	42	42	41	41	39	38	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Riverside to Buena Park (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Buena Park?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	59	59	50	43	43	41	41	42	44	45	44	42	38	38	37
Tue	38	52	65	64	56	46	42	41	41	43	44	46	45	44	38	37	36
Wed	40	53	66	65	57	46	42	42	42	43	47	48	47	44	39	37	36
Thu	38	51	58	57	51	45	42	43	42	42	44	46	47	44	39	37	36
Fri	37	45	45	45	45	44	42	43	45	45	45	47	47	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	43	41	40	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	41	42	42	42	41	41	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	59	59	50	43	43	41	41	42	44	45	44	42	38	38	37
Tue	38	52	65	64	56	46	42	41	41	43	44	46	45	44	38	37	36
Wed	40	53	66	65	57	46	42	42	42	43	47	48	47	44	39	37	36
Thu	38	51	58	57	51	45	42	43	42	42	44	46	47	44	39	37	36
Fri	37	45	45	45	45	44	42	43	45	45	45	47	47	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	43	41	40	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	41	42	42	42	41	41	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	59	59	50	43	43	41	41	42	44	45	44	42	38	38	37
Tue	38	52	65	64	56	46	42	41	41	43	44	46	45	44	38	37	36
Wed	40	53	66	65	57	46	42	42	42	43	47	48	47	44	39	37	36
Thu	38	51	58	57	51	45	42	43	42	42	44	46	47	44	39	37	36
Fri	37	45	45	45	45	44	42	43	45	45	45	47	47	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	43	41	40	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	41	42	42	42	41	41	39	38	38	38	38	36