Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Buena Park

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Santa Clarita 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	48	57	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	68	77	81	79	70	56	50	47
Tue	46	61	80	87	71	64	59	59	61	72	84	92	86	78	62	53	47
Wed	46	56	67	75	73	61	59	58	61	68	72	75	73	68	60	54	48
Thu	46	57	75	73	68	64	62	63	66	78	87	89	90	79	59	55	48
Fri	46	54	61	64	62	59	61	66	75	87	86	88	89	73	62	57	49
Sat	48	49	50	53	55	58	60	63	66	69	68	65	67	62	58	56	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	53	58	63	65	67	65	64	61	62	59	58	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Buena Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Buena Park?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 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	48	57	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	68	77	81	79	70	56	50	47
Tue	46	61	80	87	71	64	59	59	61	72	84	92	86	78	62	53	47
Wed	46	56	67	75	73	61	59	58	61	68	72	75	73	68	60	54	48
Thu	46	57	75	73	68	64	62	63	66	78	87	89	90	79	59	55	48
Fri	46	54	61	64	62	59	61	66	75	87	86	88	89	73	62	57	49
Sat	48	49	50	53	55	58	60	63	66	69	68	65	67	62	58	56	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	53	58	63	65	67	65	64	61	62	59	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	68	77	81	79	70	56	50	47
Tue	46	61	80	87	71	64	59	59	61	72	84	92	86	78	62	53	47
Wed	46	56	67	75	73	61	59	58	61	68	72	75	73	68	60	54	48
Thu	46	57	75	73	68	64	62	63	66	78	87	89	90	79	59	55	48
Fri	46	54	61	64	62	59	61	66	75	87	86	88	89	73	62	57	49
Sat	48	49	50	53	55	58	60	63	66	69	68	65	67	62	58	56	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	53	58	63	65	67	65	64	61	62	59	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	68	77	81	79	70	56	50	47
Tue	46	61	80	87	71	64	59	59	61	72	84	92	86	78	62	53	47
Wed	46	56	67	75	73	61	59	58	61	68	72	75	73	68	60	54	48
Thu	46	57	75	73	68	64	62	63	66	78	87	89	90	79	59	55	48
Fri	46	54	61	64	62	59	61	66	75	87	86	88	89	73	62	57	49
Sat	48	49	50	53	55	58	60	63	66	69	68	65	67	62	58	56	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	53	58	63	65	67	65	64	61	62	59	58	49