Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Buena Park

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 38% 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	52	65	81	81	67	58	57	56	58	61	67	64	66	57	50	51	48
Tue	51	69	84	92	74	61	57	56	57	61	68	67	69	58	50	49	48
Wed	50	70	86	96	74	60	57	56	58	60	67	69	72	61	51	49	48
Thu	51	68	79	85	71	59	57	57	60	59	69	68	72	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	64	57	58	59	63	63	64	66	66	58	52	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	50	52	53	56	59	60	58	57	58	55	53	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	56	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	51	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 48 minutes and up to 96 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 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 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 48 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 96 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 96 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	52	65	81	81	67	58	57	56	58	61	67	64	66	57	50	51	48
Tue	51	69	84	92	74	61	57	56	57	61	68	67	69	58	50	49	48
Wed	50	70	86	96	74	60	57	56	58	60	67	69	72	61	51	49	48
Thu	51	68	79	85	71	59	57	57	60	59	69	68	72	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	64	57	58	59	63	63	64	66	66	58	52	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	50	52	53	56	59	60	58	57	58	55	53	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	56	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	81	81	67	58	57	56	58	61	67	64	66	57	50	51	48
Tue	51	69	84	92	74	61	57	56	57	61	68	67	69	58	50	49	48
Wed	50	70	86	96	74	60	57	56	58	60	67	69	72	61	51	49	48
Thu	51	68	79	85	71	59	57	57	60	59	69	68	72	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	64	57	58	59	63	63	64	66	66	58	52	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	50	52	53	56	59	60	58	57	58	55	53	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	56	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	81	81	67	58	57	56	58	61	67	64	66	57	50	51	48
Tue	51	69	84	92	74	61	57	56	57	61	68	67	69	58	50	49	48
Wed	50	70	86	96	74	60	57	56	58	60	67	69	72	61	51	49	48
Thu	51	68	79	85	71	59	57	57	60	59	69	68	72	63	51	49	48
Fri	49	59	62	68	64	57	58	59	63	63	64	66	66	58	52	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	50	52	53	56	59	60	58	57	58	55	53	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	56	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	51	51	48