Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Buena Park

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 60 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Sylmar 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	44	49	54	59	54	52	53	53	56	60	71	77	75	65	52	46	43
Tue	42	49	61	67	60	57	54	53	55	65	79	87	80	71	57	49	43
Wed	42	49	62	69	63	56	54	54	55	62	67	70	67	61	55	50	44
Thu	42	49	61	66	63	58	56	58	60	72	81	84	81	72	54	51	44
Fri	42	48	55	61	56	53	54	57	66	77	81	81	82	69	56	52	44
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	51	53	56	59	61	61	60	61	57	53	52	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	51	56	56	59	55	56	55	55	53	53	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Sylmar to Buena Park (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 87 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Buena Park?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	54	59	54	52	53	53	56	60	71	77	75	65	52	46	43
Tue	42	49	61	67	60	57	54	53	55	65	79	87	80	71	57	49	43
Wed	42	49	62	69	63	56	54	54	55	62	67	70	67	61	55	50	44
Thu	42	49	61	66	63	58	56	58	60	72	81	84	81	72	54	51	44
Fri	42	48	55	61	56	53	54	57	66	77	81	81	82	69	56	52	44
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	51	53	56	59	61	61	60	61	57	53	52	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	51	56	56	59	55	56	55	55	53	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	54	59	54	52	53	53	56	60	71	77	75	65	52	46	43
Tue	42	49	61	67	60	57	54	53	55	65	79	87	80	71	57	49	43
Wed	42	49	62	69	63	56	54	54	55	62	67	70	67	61	55	50	44
Thu	42	49	61	66	63	58	56	58	60	72	81	84	81	72	54	51	44
Fri	42	48	55	61	56	53	54	57	66	77	81	81	82	69	56	52	44
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	51	53	56	59	61	61	60	61	57	53	52	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	51	56	56	59	55	56	55	55	53	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	54	59	54	52	53	53	56	60	71	77	75	65	52	46	43
Tue	42	49	61	67	60	57	54	53	55	65	79	87	80	71	57	49	43
Wed	42	49	62	69	63	56	54	54	55	62	67	70	67	61	55	50	44
Thu	42	49	61	66	63	58	56	58	60	72	81	84	81	72	54	51	44
Fri	42	48	55	61	56	53	54	57	66	77	81	81	82	69	56	52	44
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	51	53	56	59	61	61	60	61	57	53	52	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	51	56	56	59	55	56	55	55	53	53	44