Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Buena Park

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 26 minutes via SR-91 East and I-710 South, usually 26 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from South Gate to Buena Park (via SR-91 East and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Buena Park?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 20 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Buena Park?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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