Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Buena Park

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 42 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 41 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 Sherman Oaks 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	33	35	37	38	37	37	40	41	43	43	57	67	63	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	38	39	39	40	46	63	72	71	61	50	38	32
Wed	31	34	40	41	37	37	39	39	40	43	49	57	54	49	44	37	32
Thu	31	34	39	40	37	39	41	41	44	48	64	73	71	61	45	38	33
Fri	32	34	39	42	40	39	40	42	46	56	71	67	72	60	46	40	33
Sat	32	33	33	35	37	38	40	41	44	45	47	46	48	42	40	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	42	42	43	42	43	42	41	41	40	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Buena Park (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Buena Park?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Buena Park to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	37	38	37	37	40	41	43	43	57	67	63	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	38	39	39	40	46	63	72	71	61	50	38	32
Wed	31	34	40	41	37	37	39	39	40	43	49	57	54	49	44	37	32
Thu	31	34	39	40	37	39	41	41	44	48	64	73	71	61	45	38	33
Fri	32	34	39	42	40	39	40	42	46	56	71	67	72	60	46	40	33
Sat	32	33	33	35	37	38	40	41	44	45	47	46	48	42	40	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	42	42	43	42	43	42	41	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	37	38	37	37	40	41	43	43	57	67	63	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	38	39	39	40	46	63	72	71	61	50	38	32
Wed	31	34	40	41	37	37	39	39	40	43	49	57	54	49	44	37	32
Thu	31	34	39	40	37	39	41	41	44	48	64	73	71	61	45	38	33
Fri	32	34	39	42	40	39	40	42	46	56	71	67	72	60	46	40	33
Sat	32	33	33	35	37	38	40	41	44	45	47	46	48	42	40	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	42	42	43	42	43	42	41	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	37	38	37	37	40	41	43	43	57	67	63	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	38	39	39	40	46	63	72	71	61	50	38	32
Wed	31	34	40	41	37	37	39	39	40	43	49	57	54	49	44	37	32
Thu	31	34	39	40	37	39	41	41	44	48	64	73	71	61	45	38	33
Fri	32	34	39	42	40	39	40	42	46	56	71	67	72	60	46	40	33
Sat	32	33	33	35	37	38	40	41	44	45	47	46	48	42	40	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	42	42	43	42	43	42	41	41	40	35