Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Buena Park

Right now (3:58 am PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 51% 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 San Bernardino 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	51	65	77	80	68	57	57	56	57	60	67	64	67	57	50	50	48
Tue	51	69	86	90	75	61	57	56	57	61	67	66	69	61	50	49	48
Wed	50	66	85	94	73	60	57	56	58	60	67	68	72	62	51	49	47
Thu	50	66	76	81	68	58	57	56	59	59	67	67	71	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	63	57	58	59	62	63	64	65	66	58	53	49	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	52	54	56	57	56	56	57	55	53	52	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	53	54	55	56	55	54	53	52	53	52	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from San Bernardino to Buena Park (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Buena Park?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Buena Park?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (37 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	51	65	77	80	68	57	57	56	57	60	67	64	67	57	50	50	48
Tue	51	69	86	90	75	61	57	56	57	61	67	66	69	61	50	49	48
Wed	50	66	85	94	73	60	57	56	58	60	67	68	72	62	51	49	47
Thu	50	66	76	81	68	58	57	56	59	59	67	67	71	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	63	57	58	59	62	63	64	65	66	58	53	49	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	52	54	56	57	56	56	57	55	53	52	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	53	54	55	56	55	54	53	52	53	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	65	77	80	68	57	57	56	57	60	67	64	67	57	50	50	48
Tue	51	69	86	90	75	61	57	56	57	61	67	66	69	61	50	49	48
Wed	50	66	85	94	73	60	57	56	58	60	67	68	72	62	51	49	47
Thu	50	66	76	81	68	58	57	56	59	59	67	67	71	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	63	57	58	59	62	63	64	65	66	58	53	49	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	52	54	56	57	56	56	57	55	53	52	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	53	54	55	56	55	54	53	52	53	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	65	77	80	68	57	57	56	57	60	67	64	67	57	50	50	48
Tue	51	69	86	90	75	61	57	56	57	61	67	66	69	61	50	49	48
Wed	50	66	85	94	73	60	57	56	58	60	67	68	72	62	51	49	47
Thu	50	66	76	81	68	58	57	56	59	59	67	67	71	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	63	57	58	59	62	63	64	65	66	58	53	49	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	52	54	56	57	56	56	57	55	53	52	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	53	54	55	56	55	54	53	52	53	52	51	48